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
Efficacy and Sustainability of a Carepartner-Integrated Telerehabilitation Program for Persons With Stroke
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living for Dementia Care Providers (PCEAL-DCP)
University of South Florida
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Subconcussive Head Impacts
Indiana University
- Location
- Bloomington, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–30
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Stable Isotopes- Adults With Obesity
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Location
- Urbana, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19–59
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dietary Iron Requirements
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Location
- Baton Rouge, LA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pilot Testing of a Colorectal Cancer Education Program
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating the Impact of SKY Breath Meditation on Stress, Well-being, and Connection in College Students
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Racial Disparities in the Expression of Paranoia
Indiana University
- Location
- Bloomington, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Exercise and Protein Efficiency in T2D
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Location
- Urbana, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Neutralizing Interleukin (IL)-6
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Engaging Mental Effort: Process- and Person-Based Reward Experiences, Effort Reinforcement Intervention, and Cascading Effects on Challenging Tasks
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Davis, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 9–13
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Predictors of Pregnancy Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- Location
- New York, NY + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Regulation of Endogenous Glucose Production by Central KATP Channels
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Location
- The Bronx, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Total Knee Replacement (TKR) With a Transitional Pain Service
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Effects of Bisphosphonates on OI-Related Hearing Loss
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Incentive Processing and Learning in Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
University of California, San Diego
- Location
- La Jolla, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–39 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device
Stanford University
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Beta-Adrenergic Modulation of Drug Cue Reactivity
University of Oklahoma
- Location
- Tulsa, OK
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Comparative Clinical Study to Assess Pain Score and Wound Healing Following Fractional Ablation With a DFG Laser and CO2 Laser
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Pilot Study of a Remote ADHD Monitoring Program
IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network
- Location
- Jackson, MS + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Adipocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles, Weight Loss, and Endothelial Function
University of Colorado, Boulder
- Location
- Boulder, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effects of Mindfulness Practice With Tao Art (Love Peace Harmony Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being
Sha Research Foundation
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Youth-led Intervention to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Baby Steps to Care
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50 · Women only
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.