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.
4,991 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 28, 2026How we list studies
More recruiting studies (pay not posted)
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Adaptive Self-Efficacy-Based AI Coaching for Cycling
University of Miami
- Location
- Coral Gables, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Progesterone Preeclampsia
Medical University of South Carolina
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
THRIVE Study: Understanding How Oral Nicotine Pouches Affect Public Health
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Linking Individuals Needing Care for Substance Use Disorders to Peer Coaches & Across INcarceration Settings
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Artificial Intelligence-Based Health Assessment From Face Photographs - Healthy Volunteer Study
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Screen2Prevent (S2P)
Westat
- Location
- Tampa, FL + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–24
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Establishing Normal Cognitive Test Scores for Adults Using a Voice-Enabled Digital Testing Platform Across the Lifespan
The Neurology Center of Southern California
- Location
- Carlsbad, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–100
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of Blood Based Biomarkers for Pancreas Adenocarcinoma
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- Middletown, NJ + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Minimal Residual Disease Guided Maintenance Therapy With Belantamab Mafodotin and Lenalidomide After Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cortical Excitability in Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Robotic Versus Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Lucas Beffa
- Location
- Gainesville, FL + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dementia Care Partner Hospital Assessment Tool
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Understanding the Role of Doulas in Supporting People With PMADs
University of Montana
- Location
- Missoula, MT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
CArdioMEtabolic Function and Reserve Capacity in Healthy Adults: The CAMERA Study
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Manipulating E-Cigarette Nicotine to Promote Public Health
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Location
- Columbus, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–65
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Using Consumer-grade Wearable Devices for Fall Risk Evaluation and Alerts
University of Michigan
- Location
- Flint, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
FAMILY Sleep Program
University of Miami
- Location
- Coral Gables, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Endogenous Pain Inhibition Deficiency in Chronic TMD Pain
University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–74
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Telehealth Intervention to Increase Patient Preparedness for Surgery in Latinas
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+ · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Social Disconnection Study
Yale University
- Location
- New Haven, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 55+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Ultrasound With Subharmonic Imaging and Subharmonic Aided Pressure Estimation (SHAPE) to Identify Portal Hypertension
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Scottsdale, AZ + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effects of Aphasia Identification Cards on Service Workers' Comprehension of People With Aphasia
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Location
- Springfield, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–59
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Streamlining Telehealth for Expanded PrEP Utilization Through Community Partnerships
University of Pennsylvania
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Respiratory and Real-time Dynamics in Exercise-Induced Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion
Indiana University
- Location
- Bloomington, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–26
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.