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
Chicago Parent Program for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Implementation Pilot of Preoperative CGA Before Major Surgery
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Implementing Virtual Reality (VR) to Reduce Sedation
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Vestibular and Cortical Contributions to Transitions in Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Living Well With Advanced Breast Cancer
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Easing Scan Anxiety in Pediatric Oncology Caregivers Through Meditation-based Programs
Kimberley Roche
- Location
- Hartford, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain Network Changes After Vibro-tactile Stimulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ambient Sensing Room to Detect Early Signs of Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
NIRS Monitoring in Premature Infants
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Health Information Technology to Reduce Disparities in Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Pragmatic Trial
Children's National Research Institute
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Understanding Immunity to the Flu Vaccine in COVID-19 Patients
Stanford University
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 9–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Registry and Natural History Study for Early Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 30
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2/Phase 3
Single Nuclei RNA-seq to Map Adipose Cellular Populations and Senescent Cells in Older Subjects
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Primary Connections for Youth and Families
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Access to Genetic Testing in Underserved Patients With Cancer
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Use of Multiple Sensors to Track Sleep in Nightshift Workers
Henry Ford Health System
- Location
- Novi, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Detailed Phenotypic and Genotype Study to Correlate RB1 Mutations Relating to Primary Ocular Tumors and Secondary Extra-ocular Metastasis.
University of Washington
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The THRIVE Study: Teaching Healthy Regulation in Individuals & Vulnerable Environments
University of California, Irvine
- Location
- Irvine, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–14
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Predicting the Need for Prolonged Respiratory Support in Neonates Delivered in a Lower-Level NICU Setting
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 7 mo–10 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mountain West Prevention Research Center Core Research Project
Paul Estabrooks
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Understanding Allergies and Sensitizations in Healthy and Allergic Individuals
Stanford University
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT) R33 Phase
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Synbiotic to Attenuate Resorption of the Skeleton
Hebrew SeniorLife
- Location
- Roslindale, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Subthreshold Vestibular Stimulation as a Strategy for Rehabilitation
Creighton University
- Location
- Omaha, NE
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19–89
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.