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
Improving Sleep and Reducing Opioid Use in Individuals With Chronic Pain
University of South Florida
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Young Adults' Experiences With Virtual Reality (YAES VR) Study
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–24
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Impact of Exercise on the Tumor Microenvironment in Patients With Lung Cancer
University of Arizona
- Location
- Tucson, AZ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Breathing Patterns in Infants Before and After Extubation
Christiana Care Health Services
- Location
- Newark, DE
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–6 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Using Virtual Reality to Improve Medical Training
Ohio University
- Location
- Athens, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Heart Attack Research Program: Platelet Sub-Study (HARP)
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–99 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Synergistic Activity of Human Milk Nutrients and Infant Cognition
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Location
- Kannapolis, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4 mo–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
DeBakey Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study
Dipan Shah
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Methylphenidate for the Treatment of Epilepsy-related Cognitive Deficits
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Miami, FL + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Leveraging Community Pharmacists to Optimize Smoking Cessation Services for Rural Smokers in Appalachia
University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Finishing HIV Project
University of Miami
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–54 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Glucagon on Fasting Insulin Secretion and Glucose Metabolism in Subjects Without Type 2 Diabetes
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Health Equity and Rural Education (HERE!) Clinical Trial
University of Kansas Medical Center
- Location
- Kansas City, KS
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of an Executive Functioning Intervention for Children's Mental Health Services
San Diego State University
- Location
- San Diego, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Normal-weight Diabetes: Adipocyte-directed Therapy With Pioglitazone or Tirzepatide
Stanford University
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mediators and Moderators of Auditory Training
Northeastern University
- Location
- Riverside, CA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Nourishing Tomorrow: Role of Medically Tailored Groceries in Addressing Food Insecurity During Pregnancy
Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Cleveland, OH + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effectiveness and Acceptability of Formal Versus Informal Mindful Self-Compassion for Adolescents
Cambridge Health Alliance
- Location
- Malden, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–19
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enhancing Health in Rural Populations: Music as Therapy
Northern Arizona University
- Location
- Flagstaff, AZ + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Validation Study of Bioelectronics
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Accountability for Care Through Undoing Racism & Equity for Moms
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–99 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Extensions of Resurgence as Choice
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Somerset, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
IMARA for Black Male Caregivers and Girls Empowerment (IMAGE)
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improvements in Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography and Perfusion and Non-Contrast MRI
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- 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.