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
Effects of an Exercise Program on Reaction Time and Mouse Accuracy in Recreational Video Game Players
University of Miami
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on Plasma Insulin Levels
Indiana University
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Florida Community-Engaged Research Alliance (FL-CEAL)
University of Miami
- Location
- Gainesville, FL + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Multisensory Processing of Alcohol Cues in Young Adult Binge Drinkers
Rochester Institute of Technology
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Genetic Study to Determine the Cause of Birth Defects in Newborns in Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–2 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Blinatumomab Consolidation in Real World
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Location
- Jacksonville, FL + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Vibro-tactile Stimulation Intensity on Head Posture in Cervical Dystonia
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Buprenorphine Implementation at Syringe Service Programs to Reduce Overdoses
Montefiore Medical Center
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA + 7 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Overnight Thalamic TES-TI to Modulate Sleep Spindles in Individuals With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Matched Healthy Controls
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Rutgers University Study of the Genetics of Blood Cancers
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Piscataway, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–110
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Investigating the Effect of the Non-nutritive Sweetener Sucralose in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Case Western Reserve University
- Location
- Chagrin Falls, OH + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Clinical Manifestations and Biomarkers in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Type 4 and Other Inherited Neurological Disorders of RNA Processing
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–120
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
A Study of a Vaccine in Combination With β-glucan and GM-CSF in People With Neuroblastoma
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Patient-Centered Surgical Prehabilitation
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Wakaya: Rising Up for Choctaw Youth Health
University of Washington
- Location
- Durant, OK + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–19
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Geolocation Positional System (GPS) Experience
University of Miami
- Location
- Coral Gables, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
CEReBral AutorEgulation in Non-cardiac SuRgery and Relationship to Postoperative DeliriUm State
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Clinical Outcomes and Pharmacotherapy Effectiveness in the VA Health Care System (COPE-VA)
VA Office of Research and Development
- Location
- Portland, OR
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Development of Attentional Biases for Affective Cues in Infants of Mothers With Depression
Binghamton University
- Location
- Binghamton, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6 mo+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Work2Prevent Plus: Structural Intervention to Promote HIV Care in Black Sexual Minority Men
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
A Prospective, Randomized, Subject and Vision-assessor Masked, Multicenter Study Comparing Bilateral Clareon PanOptix, Bilateral Clareon PanOptix Pro, and Mixed Clareon PanOptix Pro/Vivity Intraocular Lens Implantation…
Berkeley Eye Center
- Location
- Plymouth Meeting, PA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cooking HEalthy and Facilitating Early Childhood Development: CHEF-ED Study
Baylor College of Medicine
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–64
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Food Intake and Thermogenesis in High Spinal Cord Injury
University of Miami
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–70
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating the Clinical Efficacy of Thulio vs. Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate
Smita De
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Men only
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.