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
Randomized Trial of Healthy Family Foundations
Penn State University
- Location
- Nellis Air Force Base, NV
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Impact of Resident Participation in Post-ICU Follow Up Clinic
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Metabolic Adaptations to Weight Loss With and Without Exercise
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Eye Recovery Automation for Post Injury Dysfunction (iRAPID)
New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comparing Hearing Aid Fitting Methods in Blast-exposed Veterans
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Loma Linda, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Sleep2BWell Trial
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Exercise Testing After Preeclampsia
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mothers' Action Project for Child Health
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Reaction Time
Youngstown State University
- Location
- Youngstown, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Role of Angiogenesis in Dermatologic Diseases: A Potential Therapeutic Target
University of California, Irvine
- Location
- Irvine, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Collection of Blood for Multiple Collaborative Studies
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Pancreatic Cancer Screening Study in Individuals With New-Onset or Deteriorating Diabetes Mellitus
Nuvance Health
- Location
- Norwalk, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Role of MicroRNA in the Diagnosis, Prognosis and Response to Treatment in Pancreatic Cancer
Nuvance Health
- Location
- Norwalk, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Human Skin and Gut Mycobiome and Bacteriome Comprehensive Registry
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Preoperative Oral Hydration in the Ambulatory Arthroplasty Population
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Social Regulation of Threat-related Vigilance and Arousal
University of Nevada, Reno
- Location
- Reno, NV
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Ibuprofen With or Without Dexamethasone for Acute Radicular Low Back Pain.
Montefiore Medical Center
- Location
- The Bronx, NY + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dinner Time for Obesity and Prediabetes
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The CARING Study: Creating and Restoring Health Through Nutrition Guidance
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
mPATH for Low-income Older Adults
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
High Relaxivity Contrast Agent for Cardiac MR in the Myocardial Scar Assessment
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating a National Person-Centered Training Program to Strengthen the Dementia Care Workforce
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children
JHSPH Center for Clinical Trials
- Location
- Birmingham, AL + 8 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dance and Energy Expenditure Among Adults With Parkinson's
Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
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.