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
Patient-Centered NeuroRehabilitation (PCN)
University of Michigan
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Warmth, Anticipation, Sensation, Aversion, and Body-part Imaging Study
Trustees of Dartmouth College
- Location
- Hanover, NH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training for Lowering Blood Pressure and Improving Endothelial Function in Postmenopausal Women: Comparison With "Standard of Care" Aerobic Exercise
University of Colorado, Boulder
- Location
- Boulder, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
National Sponsorship Program for Transitioning Service Members
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- The Bronx, NY + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Stand & Move at Work II: Effectiveness and Implementation of a Worksite Wellness Program
Arizona State University
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
External Pharyngeal Exerciser and Pharyngeal Phase of Swallowing
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
A Phase III Randomized Trial Comparing Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) vs Conventional Palliative Radiation Therapy for Painful Bone Metastases
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Adolescent Mood During Puberty and Testosterone
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–14
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The CurePSP Genetics Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 35+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Investigating Brain Function in People With and Without Visual Snow Syndrome Using Adaptation to Visual Stimuli
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Does Undergoing a Prehabilitation Protocol Aimed at Optimizing Scapulothoracic Mobility and Strengthening Improve Internal Rotation After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty?
University of Florida
- Location
- Gainesville, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pistachio Snacking and Metabolic Flexibility
University of South Carolina
- Location
- Columbia, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
Geriatric Evaluation and Management With Survivorship Health Education for Older Survivors of Cancer, GEM-S Trial
University of Rochester
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL + 43 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Prostate Cancer, Genetic Risk, and Equitable Screening Study (ProGRESS)
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55–69 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Effectiveness Study of a Lifestyle Intervention Versus Metformin in Mothers With Recent Gestational Diabetes
George Washington University
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Intramyocellular Fatty Acid Trafficking in Insulin Resistance States - Effects of Intestinal Delivery of Lipids
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Acute Alcohol Response In Bipolar Disorder: a Longitudinal Alcohol Administration/fMRI Study
University of Texas at Austin
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–26
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Low-dose Buccal Buprenorphine: Relative Abuse Potential and Analgesia
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Emotional Well-being and Measures of Healthy Aging
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mechanisms of Malnutrition in Cirrhosis With Portosystemic Shunting
The Cleveland Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ethanol Induces Skeletal Muscle Autophagy
The Cleveland Clinic
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cell Free DNA in Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Nabeel Hamzeh
- Location
- Iowa City, IA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Skin-interfaced Colorimetric Bifluidic Sweat Sensor Device for the Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Location
- Hershey, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Raised End-Tidal pCo2 on Choroidal Volume
University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 8
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.