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 volunteers
Influence of Authorized Smokeless Tobacco Product Modified Risk Claims I: Consumer Product Demand
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Unilateral M1 Anodal tDCS to Enhance Learning in a Gross Movement Videogame Task
Indiana University
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PlayReadVIP in Family Child Care
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
rTMS Induced Reduction in M1 Excitability
Indiana University
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
NYU/Bellevue WTC Health Impacts Research Registry
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Donor Stem Cell Transplant With Treosulfan, Fludarabine, and Total-Body Irradiation for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6 mo+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Pediatric ALL Evaluation and Trial
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Radiofrequency Ablation for BIII Thyroid Nodules
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sex Selection of Human Spermatozoa
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–89
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Support and Outreach to Increase Screening for Lung Cancer in Patients With a History of Smoking
Ronald Myers
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–77
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Assessing the Effectiveness of Digital Wellness Modules on Perceived Quality of Life
Yale University
- Location
- New Haven, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cognitive Decline Following Deep Brain Stimulation
Medical University of South Carolina
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Category Learning Retention in Adults With and Without Developmental Language Disorder
University of Delaware
- Location
- Newark, DE + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Smartphone-based Cognitive Emotion Regulation Training for Unpaid Primary Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease
Bryan Denny
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Exercise and Virtual Reality on Depression
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Location
- Arlington, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
LATe Cerclage in High-risk Pregnancies (LATCH)
Thomas Jefferson University
- Location
- Charlotte, NC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The DREAM Study: A Multidimensional Sleep Health Intervention for Improving Cardiometabolic Health
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effectiveness of Cognitive Training in Older and Younger Adults
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Riverside, CA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Stand Up 2 HPV: Standing Orders to Improve HPV Vaccination
University of Rochester
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 9–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
tFUS Induced Transient Scotoma for Individual Dosing
Medical University of South Carolina
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Investigating the Effects of Beef Consumption on Cognitive and Brain Health
University of Nebraska Lincoln
- Location
- Lincoln, NE
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19–24
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Virtual Reality-Infused Treadmill Training on Aging-Related Outcomes
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Location
- Arlington, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Clinical Trial Evaluating the Impact of a Dietary Supplement Containing Humic and Fulvic Acid on Epigenetic Markers of Biological Age, Detoxification, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress
OvationLab
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Nitric Oxide Consumption as a Predictor of Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
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.