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
NDPP-NextGen: A Clinical Trial to Reduce Intergenerational Obesity and Diabetes Risks
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–39 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mobile Application-based Exercise Intervention for Pregnant Women
Western Kentucky University
- Location
- Bowling Green, KY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–44 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Testing in a High-Risk Military Population: The Sentinel Study
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Efficacy of a Breathwork Practice (SKY) on Well-Being of Individuals With Parkinson's Disease (iPD) and Care Partners
Nova Southeastern University
- Location
- Coral Springs, FL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Repetitive Transorbital Alternating Current Stimulation for Optic Neuropathies
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Black and African Americans Connections to Parkinson's Disease (BLAAC PD)
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Location
- Birmingham, AL + 10 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MyPEEPS LITE Trial
Columbia University
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16–29 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Brain Stimulation to the Hippocampus in Schizophrenia
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Product Characteristics on the Abuse Liability of Nicotine Pouches
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Star Matrix vs Autogenous Graft for Gingival Augmentation: Split-Mouth RCT
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Colorado Community Engagement Alliance
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Digital vs. Parent Modeled Toothbrushing
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Food and Microbiome Longitudinal Investigation (FAMiLI)
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
In Vivo Assessment of Glutamine Utilization by Bone Marrow Plasma Cells
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Life After Sport: Prior Injury and Sedentary Behavior as Mechanisms of Later Poor Health
Marquette University
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Parent-Mediated Intervention Targeting Insistence on Sameness for Autistic Children
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mitigating Response to Stressors in Pregnant Women
Nova Southeastern University
- Location
- Davie, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–37 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Reinforced Mindfulness-Based Intervention to Reduce Problematic Drinking Among Hispanic Emerging Adults
Florida International University
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effectiveness of Emergency Room Protocols for Treating Hyperthermia
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
High-Intensity Interval Exercise in Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Multidisciplinary Low-Barrier and Mobile HIV Care to Improve Retention and Viral Suppression: Stakeholder-Engaged Design and Evaluation
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- Oakland, CA + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Stories to Prevent (StoP) HPV Cancers
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Location
- Hershey, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Reducing Overdose and Substance Use-related Stigma by Training Non-substance-using Friends and Family Members of People Who Use Opioids to Be Harm Reduction Champions
University of Illinois at Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Health Properties of Pecan Nut Consumption
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Davis, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45–75
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.