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
Vascular Disease Discovery Protocol
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving the Collaborative Health of Adult Dyads
University of South Carolina
- Location
- Columbia, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Protocol for Movement Disorders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Video Game Play to Alleviate Adolescent Anxiety
School of Health Sciences Geneva
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–15
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Support for Bereaved Cancer Caregivers
Michigan State University
- Location
- East Lansing, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Long-term Brain Stimulation of the Motor Ventral Thalamus (VOP/VIM) to Improve Motor Function
Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Sleep Loss and Circadian Misalignment - Mechanisms of Insulin Resistance
Washington State University
- Location
- Spokane, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Georgia CEAL RESTORES Family Diabetes Study
Morehouse School of Medicine
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Closed Loop Neural Activity Triggered Stroke Rehabilitation Device
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Prospective Study of Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Investigational Use of Neuromuscular Ultrasound
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–110
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History Study of Mitochondrial Myopathy
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Community Registry
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Impact of Art Therapy on Self-Reported Pain and Anxiety Scores of Patients Waiting to Be Seen in the Emergency Department
Stony Brook University
- Location
- Stony Brook, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Confirmatory Efficacy of the Building a Strong Identity and Coping Skills Program
Penn State University
- Location
- Hershey, PA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Couples Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk in Vulnerable Male Couples
Hunter College of City University of New York
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–55 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease: The Young at Heart Prospective Cohort Study
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Location
- Washington D.C., DC + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Imaging Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial OXPHOS Activity In Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pennington Generation Cohort
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Location
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Eligibility basics
- Any age listed
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Interpersonal Communication Training and Vaccination Workflow Training Alone and in Combination to Improve Communication and Recommendations About HPV Vaccination in Pharmacies, IMPACT HPV Trial
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Advancing Dynamic And Personalized Training Study
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Detecting Peripheral Artery Disease With the Pulse
University of Nebraska
- Location
- Omaha, NE
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Restorative Justice-Based Lung Cancer Screening Decision-Making Support Intervention Tailored for Black Individuals to Increase Lung Cancer Screening Among Black Community Members, RESTORE Trial
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–77
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Pipelle vs the Curved Aspirator Device
Jefferson Drapkin
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–95 · Women 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.