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
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Acute Taurine Supplementation, and Isolated Muscular Endurance and Fatigue Resistance in Young Healthy Adults
Louisiana State University and A&M College
- Location
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PPDTM CorEvitasTM Vitiligo Drug Safety and Effectiveness Registry for Adults & Adolescents
CorEvitas
- Location
- Waltham, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Augmented Reality-Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Support for Pediatric Resuscitation
Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- St. Petersburg, FL + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Assessing the Short-Term Effects of Multi-Fiber Supplementation on Gut Health
Brown University
- Location
- Providence, RI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Collecting and Storing Tissue Samples From Women With or Without Breast Cancer
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Electrophysiology of Fetal Arrhythmia
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hyperpolarized 129-Xenon Imaging in Adult Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients With Pulmonary Impairment
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Vision Loss Impact on Navigation in Virtual Reality
University of Rochester
- Location
- Rochester, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Health Education Approach to Lung Screening
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Location
- Carrboro, NC + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Partnering to Enhance Emerging Adults' Response to Programs
UConn Health
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–24
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hormonal Responses to a Mixed Meal in People With Cystic Fibrosis
University of Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Listening Effort in Cochlear Implant Users
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The SEQUENCE Trial
Northwestern University
- Location
- Sacramento, CA + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hyperpolarized Xenon-129 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy for Investigating Radiation-response and Toxicity
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Exploration of the Utility of Dental-dedicated MRI for Dentistry
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Adapting Psychosocial Resiliency Intervention for Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer
Zeba Ahmad, Ph.D.
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Telephone-Based Coaching Sessions (TAC) to Improve Advance Care Planning Participation in Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Support Person
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
- Location
- Everett, WA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study to Assess Brillouin Hydration Mapping for the Evaluation of Ocular Tissues and Diseases
Massachusetts General Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 20–79
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Top-Down Attentional Control of Visual-Processing
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Natural History of Individuals With Immune System Problems That Lead to Fungal Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Pre- and Post-operative TEG Indices in Patients With or Without Adenocarcinoma Undergoing Surgical Resection
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Aurora, CO + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
tACS to Enhance Language Abilities
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Angioedema Biomarker Research Study
Foundation For Rare Disease Research
- Location
- Wheaton, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enhancing Attention and Wellbeing Using Digital Therapeutics
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 60–99
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.