Core: healthy volunteers
Studies for healthy volunteers recruiting now
These studies say in their official record that they accept healthy volunteers. Many are Phase 1 studies that test how a new medicine is absorbed and tolerated; others recruit healthy people as a comparison group alongside patients.
5,002 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
More recruiting studies (pay not posted)
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
The ENHANCE Study: taVNS and Psilocybin
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersEarly Phase 1
Contribution of UGT2B17 to the Pharmacokinetics of Diclofenac
Washington State University
- Location
- Spokane, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Imatinib to Increase RUNX1 Activity in Participants With Germline RUNX1 Deficiency
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Quadrivalent Influenza HA Stem Vaccine VRC-FLUMOS0122-00-VP (SteMos1) With and Without ALFQ Adjuvant in Healthy Adults
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Impact of Early ADL Education on Outcomes Post DRF ORIF
George Washington University
- Location
- Washington, VA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–110
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Suvorexant for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD): Neural Mechanisms
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Army-SPRING Army-Suicide Prevention Research
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersOvernight stay mentioned
Clinical and Laboratory Study of Methylmalonic Acidemia
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–115
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersOvernight stay mentioned
Natural History, Physiology, Microbiome and Biochemistry Studies of Propionic Acidemia
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Fx-5A in Healthy Volunteers
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Phase I/II Study to Reduce Post-transplantation Cyclophosphamide Dosing for Older or Unfit Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Donor Lymphocyte Infusion After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
The Lowest Effective Dose of Post-Transplantation Cyclophosphamide in Combination With Sirolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil as Graft-Versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis After Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Peripheral…
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Trial of Allogeneic Reduced-Intensity, HLA-Haploidentical Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Bone Marrow Transplantation Followed by Graft-versus-Host-Disease (GVHD) Prophylaxis With Cyclophosphamide, Bortezomib and…
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersOvernight stay mentioned
Can Food Timing Reduce Your Diabetes Risk?
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
Topical Netarsudil for the Prevention of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy in Patients With Retinal Detachment
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
pH1N1 Blinded Challenge Study
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Safety Study of MucoCept-CVN
Craig Cohen, MD, MPH
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersEarly Phase 1
Sleep, Dreaming, and Virtual Reality for Mental Health
Northwestern University
- Location
- Evanston, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Writing About Experiences and Health in Older Adults II
University of California, Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Danvatirsen Monotherapy Followed by Combination With Venetoclax in Relapsed/Refractory MDS & AML
Montefiore Medical Center
- Location
- The Bronx, NY + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1/Phase 2
SV2A & TSPO PET Imaging Measures to Reveal Mechanisms of HIV Neuropathogenesis During Antiretroviral Therapy
Yale University
- Location
- New Haven, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 1
Use of Pulsatile Intravenous FSH to Mitigate Reprometabolic Syndrome
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19–37 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersOvernight stay mentioned
Urinary Vitamin C Loss in Diabetic Subjects
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
Who these studies look for
“Healthy” is decided at screening, not by you. Sites usually check vital signs, blood and urine tests, an ECG, your medications and sometimes your BMI or smoking status. A study can still turn you away for reasons that have nothing to do with being unwell, such as timing or a full roster.
Matching a page like this one never means you qualify. Each research team decides eligibility at screening.
Questions
Do healthy volunteer studies pay?
Many do, because volunteers give up time and follow strict schedules, but amounts are set by each study and are usually only confirmed by the research site. When a record states an amount we show the exact wording; otherwise we say compensation is not disclosed.
What happens at a screening visit?
Expect consent paperwork first, then a health questionnaire, vital signs, blood and urine samples and often an ECG. You can ask questions and withdraw at any time, before or after you sign.