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 Recruitment Curve Analysis Using Bayesian Modeling
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Using Virtual Reality Travel to Reduce Loneliness in Older Adults
Indiana University
- Location
- Bloomington, IN + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of Lung Cancer Risk
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Location
- Basking Ridge, NJ + 6 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 40–74
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Novel Couple-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
University of Colorado, Denver
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Mobile Health Patient Navigation for the Improvement of Screening and the Early Detection of Breast Cancer in Women Accessing Primary Care Clinics in Kenya
Emory University
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Spatial Cues, Task Demands, and Auditory Selective Attention
University of South Florida
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Hip Arthroscopy Postoperative Opioid Demands
Rush University Medical Center
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Clinical, Molecular and Imaging Biomarkers in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy (SBMA)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- Location
- Bethesda, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–120 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sleep Restriction and Parental History of Hypertension
Mayo Clinic
- Location
- Rochester, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–35
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Intravenous Oxytocin for Post Operative Pain After Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Validating CGM for GDM
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Location
- New York, NY + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Tick App: Changing Behaviors With Educational Messaging
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Urbana, IL + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluating the Impact of CONNECT in a Multilingual Population
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–80
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sauna for Offline Connections and Interactive, Authentic Living
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 19–25
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Rapid HIV, Hep C, and Syphilis Screening in a Rural Street Medicine Clinic
West Virginia University
- Location
- Harpers Ferry, WV
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Does Style Matter: Comparison of Moderate- to Low-intensity Styles of Yoga
Caitlin Cheruka
- Location
- Orlando, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–40
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Use of a Mobile Brain-Body Imaging Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Gait and Brain Function in Alzheimer's Disease
Boston University Charles River Campus
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50–90
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center Core Cohort - Imaging Substudy
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 50+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Effect of Exercise and/or Liraglutide on Vascular Dysfunction and Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetes ( ZQL007)
University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–60
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Prevalence of Hypoesthesia Related Keratitis in Ocular Graft Vs. Host Disease (GVHD) Patients
Indiana University
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Prototyping a Device for Automating Stool and Urine Output Tracking
Duke University
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Leveraging Regulatory Flexibility for Methadone Take-Home Dosing to Improve Retention in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
NYU Langone Health
- Location
- Storrs, CT + 3 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Motivational Refinements for Facilitating Reinforcement Schedule Thinning
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- New Brunswick, NJ + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
The Mito-Frail Trial: Effects of MitoQ on Vasodilation, Mobility and Cognitive Performance in Frail Older Adults
UConn Health
- Location
- Farmington, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 65–80
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.