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
Target ADHD Executive Working Memory Replication Study
Hartford Hospital
- Location
- Hartford, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–18
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Stop, Focus, Plan, and Change: Predicting Parent and Child Responses to a Brief, Telehealth Parent Training
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–5
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Personalized Models for Cancer Research
New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Specimen and Data Study for Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prevention
Northwestern University
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
TREAT-BE Study (Treatment With Resection and Endoscopic Ablation Techniques for Barrett's Esophagus)
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment RCT and Computational Modeling for Head Injuries in Mixed Martial Artists
New York Institute of Technology
- Location
- Greenvale, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Restoring Empowerment and Choosing Hope (REACH)
Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc.
- Location
- Sarasota, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ignite Study of the Jewish Family and Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc.
Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc.
- Location
- Sarasota, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Potassium, Hydration, Cardiovascular, and Kidney Study (PHACKs)
Auburn University
- Location
- Auburn, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–30
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Clean Air Study: HEPA Purifiers to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Health in Rural Alaska Homes
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Location
- Bethel, AK
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 5
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
IPSC Repository of Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease
Mingtao Zhao
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
The Effect of Outpatient Ketamine Infusion on Chronic Neuropathic Pain and PTSD
Margaux M. Salas, PhD
- Location
- San Antonio, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Smoke-free Home Study in Subsidized Housing
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A rTMS and Virtual Reality Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Program for MCI
Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
- Location
- Little Rock, AR
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 3
Comparative Effectiveness of MRgFUS Versus CTgRFA for Osteoid Osteomas
Matthew Bucknor
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Lifestyle Intervention for Healthy Change
Augusta University
- Location
- Augusta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Bladder Botox UTI Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Alcohol-focused Support of Survivors in Sororities Training (ASSIST) - Pilot
University of Washington
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
IConquerMS™ - a Patient-Powered Research Network for Multiple Sclerosis
Accelerated Cure Project for Multiple Sclerosis
- Location
- Waltham, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Exercise From Afar: Progressing At Risk Individuals to Independent Exercise
Emporia State University
- Location
- Emporia, KS
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Project Gnosis: the Neurophysical and Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Tai Chi for Older Adults with Cognitive Concerns or Mild Cognitive Impairment
Ohio University
- Location
- Athens, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ovarian PRP for Diminished Ovarian Reserve
Generation Next Fertility
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 35–42 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Veteran's Perceptions of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy for Depression and End-of-Life
Albany Research Institute, Inc.
- Location
- Albany, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Addressing Durable Health Disparities Through Critical Time Legal Interventions in Medically Underserved Latinx and Migrant Communities
Stony Brook University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13+
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.