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
An Adaptive Clinical Trial of BeginNGS Newborn Screening for Hundreds of Genetic Diseases by Genome Sequencing
Rady Pediatric Genomics & Systems Medicine Institute
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–1 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Oncological Treatment During Pregnancy on Mother and Child
University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
- Location
- Camden, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Return to Play After ACL Reconstruction With Bone Marrow Aspirate, DBM, and an Internal Brace
Marshall University
- Location
- Huntington, WV
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–26
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Prospective Study of a Mosaic Embryo Transfer
Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine
- Location
- Lone Tree, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enroll -HD: A Prospective Registry Study in a Global Huntington's Disease Cohort
CHDI Foundation, Inc.
- Location
- Birmingham, AL + 51 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
University of California, San Diego
- Location
- La Jolla, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effect of Teprotumumab on Thyroid Eye Disease and Thyroid Dysfunction
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Influence of Aerobic Exercise on Consolidation of Fear Extinction Learning in PTSD
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
OCT Angiography in Wet AMD
Oregon Health and Science University
- Location
- Portland, OR
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors in Children and Adolescents With Obesity
University of California, Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10–21
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
MS-ResearchBiomarkerS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Immune Responses Study
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating the Impact of Training for IHSS Workers
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
- Location
- San Bernardino, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Capsule Microbiota Sampling in IBS/Functional Gastrointestinal Disease
Stanford University
- Location
- Redwood City, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PRECISION Pain Research Registry
University of North Texas Health Science Center
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–79
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Bioenergetic Effects of Aging and Menopause (BEAM)
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Behavioral and Neural Characteristics of Adaptive Speech Motor Control
University of Washington
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Vincere Biobank Research Protocol
Vincere Cancer Center
- Location
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2/Phase 3
The Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder on Surgical Site Infection in Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
- Location
- Providence, RI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Parenting Skills Group for Mothers With Postpartum Depression
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Achieving Steady Work Among Adults With Autism Through Specialized Employment Program
Lawrence Fung
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PRenatal and Obstetric Maternal Exposures and ISlet Autoantibodies in Early Life
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Aurora, CO + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Clinical Trial of Pulsed-dye Laser Versus Timolol Topical Solution Versus Observation on the Growth of Hemangioma in Newborn
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 4 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Site and Mechanism(s) of Expiratory Airflow Limitation in COPD, Emphysema and Asthma-COPD Overlap
Gelb, Arthur F., M.D.
- Location
- Lakewood, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
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.