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
Discovering New Genetic Markers in Adults and Children Who May Be At Risk for Hereditary Forms of Cancer
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- Basking Ridge, NJ + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Moderators and Mediators of Perceptual Learning
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Riverside, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Referral Training and eGen Trials
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Pilot Study of Fisetin to Improve Fatigue Among Older Adult Cancer Survivors
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Training Inner Speech in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–10
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Non-Ablative Laser to Treat Scarring Alopecia With Hair Follicle Gene Expression Analysis
Montefiore Medical Center
- Location
- Elmsford, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
The Role of Islet GLP-1 in the Pathogenesis of Prediabetes
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 25–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Executive Control in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults: the MUltitasking STrategy (MUST) Study
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Newark, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Carotenoids in the Skin and Immune Aging
Stanford University
- Location
- Redwood City, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Virtual Village for Young Parents
RTI International
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Amblyopia Treatment for Children Aged 8 to 12 Years
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Validation of Clinical Outcome Measures Specific to mTBI-Related Oculomotor Disorders
Salus University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Diet and Motility in IBS
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MRI Assessment of Placental Health
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Developing Fast Pediatric Imaging
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Early Life Stress and Depression: Molecular and Functional Imaging
Mclean Hospital
- Location
- Belmont, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–32 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to Reduce Frailty and Enhance Resilience in Older Veterans
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Kansas City, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Action Regulation Behavioral
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Student Wellness and Emotional Growth Resiliency (SWAG-R) Program
Nova Southeastern University
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dose-Response Impact of Glucosyl-Hesperidin (CitraPeak) on Exercise Performance, Blood Flow, Stress, Cognition, and Other Perceptual Indicators
Lindenwood University
- Location
- Saint Charles, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Immunogenicity of RSVPreF3 Vaccine in Immunocompromised Persons
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of Multiparametric Ultrasound Imaging Methods
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- Basking Ridge, NJ + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neural Mechanisms of Fatigue in Post-Acute Sequela of SARS-CoV-2
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Community Pharmacies as Social Determinant of Health Navigators
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Buffalo, NY + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
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.