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
Utility of Intermittent Cryo-Compression Versus Traditional Icing Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Allina Health System
- Location
- Plymouth, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Post-Concussion Musculoskeletal Injury Risks
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Location
- Athens, GA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
EMS Providers' Health Initiative Study
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Family Navigator Plus for Foster Parents
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Adequate Hydration and Health Outcomes
Arizona State University
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PTGS1 Genetic Variation and Increased Risk for Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
iLookOut for Child Abuse -Online Learning Module for Early Childcare Providers
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Location
- Hershey, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Behavioral and Neural Representations of Subjective Effort Cost
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Digital CBT to Treat Addiction: Digital RITch®CBT vs. Standard CBT
University of Rochester
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Patient-centered Information on Permanent Contraception
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Predicting Responses to Exhausting, Prolonged, And Repeated Exercise Demands (PREPARED) for Heat
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–39
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ascertainment of Families for Genetic Studies of Familial Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- Basking Ridge, NJ + 5 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Laser-based Photoacoustic Tomography of Human Inflammatory Arthritis
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The "Virtual" Multicenter Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) Registry
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Study - Mitochondrial Disease
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
Biomarker Exploration in Aging, Cognition and Neurodegeneration
University of California, Irvine
- Location
- Irvine, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mind-Body Skills Group for Graduate Students
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Location
- White Plains, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Intervention to Prevent Behavioral Health Symptoms Among Pandemic Affected Children
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Location
- Bradenton, FL + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–14
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Measuring Physical Activity With ActivPal
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Direct Observation Study of Kratom Product Effects Among Regular Consumers
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Centralized Screening Unit (CSU) at Montefiore-Einstein
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Location
- The Bronx, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–77
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Predictors of Post-COVID-19 Clinical and Cognitive Consequences
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Extracellular Vesicles, Insulin Action, and Exercise
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- New Brunswick, NJ + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating Whether Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Can Improve VO₂-Max and Reduce Inflammation Markers in Healthy Adults Ages 30-60.
University of Texas at Austin
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30–60
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.