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
Multimodal Investigation of Neural Plasticity
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Implementation of a ColoRectal Cancer Screening Tool in US Primary Care Practices - Usual Quality Improvement (10 Clinics) vs Normalization Process Theory-Participatory Learning in Action (10 Clinics)
University of Kansas Medical Center
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Listening to Calming Music
University of Florida
- Location
- Gainesville, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–89
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Testing the Effectiveness and Implementation of a Meditation App for Youth in the Legal System
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–20
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Effects of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids on Menopause Symptoms
Washington State University
- Location
- Pullman, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–60 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Studies of Cardiac Muscle Metabolism
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Tailoring Bleeding Reduction Approaches in Patients Undergoing PCI
University of Florida
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Vaping and Smoking Withdrawal Project
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Resilient, Engaged, and Connected Study
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pediatric Normative Markerless Movement Analysis
MultiCare Health System Research Institute
- Location
- Puyallup, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dyadic Sleep Study
University of Miami
- Location
- Coral Gables, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Vortioxetine for the Treatment of Mood and Cognitive Symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Building Community Resilience Program
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Examination of the Dynamic Relationships of Sleep, Physical Activity, and Circadian Rhythmicity With Neurobehavioral Heterogeneity in ADHD
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Location
- Baltimore, MD + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mechanisms of Uterine Fluid Absorption During Early Pregnancy ( ELF Study)
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cervical Cancer Detection Using Optical Spectroscopy
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pilot Study for Speculum Free Cervical Cancer Screening
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Low Back Pain
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
TReating Incontinence for Underlying Mental and Physical Health
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Developing a New MRI Technique to Understand Changes in Brain Tumors After Treatment
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Students Rising Above: Offsetting the Health and Mental Health Costs of Resilience
University of California, Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
SenseToKnow Autism Screening Device Validation Study
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–3
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Digital Accessible Remote Olfactory Mediated Health Assessments for Preclinical AD
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
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.