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
Mechanistic Insights From Bronchoscopy Airway Samples
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pupil-Indexed Noninvasive Neuromodulation
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Body Composition on Vascular Health in Females With a Healthy Body Weight
Ball State University
- Location
- Muncie, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
B.Brilliant Revelation Comparision Study
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Just-in-Time Training for Youth Mentors
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Rutgers University Study of the Genetics of Kidney Disease
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Piscataway, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
A Dietary Supplement (Resistant Potato Starch) for Reducing Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Individuals Planning to Receive Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy, AIMSS-RPS Trial
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Clinical Biospecimen Collection
North Shore Hematology Oncology Associates P.C dba New York Cancer and Blood Specialists
- Location
- Shirley, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Database Registry for Neural Network Biomarkers in Psychosis
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cancer Experience Registry (CER) for Cancer Patients and Caregivers
Cancer Support Community, Research and Training Institute, Philadelphia
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of Post-PACU Pain Management in Pediatric Surgery
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Gastric Emptying in Neonates and Infants After Formula Feeding
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Transgenerational Metabolic-Immune Biomarkers of Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of Noninvasive Methods to Evaluate Skin and Mucosal Conditions
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
An Evidence-based Family Support Program for Parents and Children in Palestine: A Theory-based Intervention
University of Notre Dame
- Location
- Notre Dame, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Socket Fit in Female and Male Veterans With Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputation
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
DINO RCT - Treating Anxiety in Children With Autism
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Phase II Study of Pirtobrutinib, Rituximab (PR) in Previously Untreated Low and Intermediate Risk MCL (Mantle Cell Lymphoma) Patients
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Novel Repetitive Synchronized Associative Stimulation Neuromodulation Approach for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
University of Miami
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ketogenic Diet and Brain Response in Anorexia Nervosa
University of California, San Diego
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Temporal Interference Stimulation for Social Cognition
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Arlington Aging Study
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Location
- Arlington, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PET/MRI/EEG Imaging Study in Epilepsy
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Charlestown, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sodium vs Potassium Education to Improve Vascular Health
Florida State University
- Location
- Tallahassee, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
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.