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
Characterization of the Cardiac Phenotype of Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA)
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The DETECT Study: Discovery and Evaluation of Testing for Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer in Tampons
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–99 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Randomized Controlled Trial for Treatment of Pain and Assessment of Wound Healing in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers Using Near Infrared Laser Therapy
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Location
- Winston-Salem, NC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Aphasia
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Community-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Underserved Cancer Survivors
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Effects of Very Brief Exposure on PTSD in U.S. Combat Veterans
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–50
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Signature Development and Validation Protocol for an Epigenetic Assay in Diagnosing Lung Cancer
University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Location
- Glen Burnie, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The AHA Oneida Study
University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 7–85
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Rash & Diarrhea Prophylaxis With Capivasertib
Maryam Lustberg
- Location
- New Haven, CT
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Bereaved Parent Conversations on Hope
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Gullah Health
Medical University of South Carolina
- Location
- Charleston, SC
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
NAUTICAL: Effect of Natriuretic Peptide Augmentation on Cardiometabolic Health in Black Individuals
University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Neural Bases of Vocal Sensorimotor Impairment in Aphasia
The University of Texas at Dallas
- Location
- Richardson, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Tissue Destruction and Healing in Celiac Disease
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–75
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Radiation Therapy for Dupuytren's Contracture Following Non-Surgical Release
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Location
- Lebanon, NH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 45+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Improving Physical Activity Participation in Latinas With Mindfulness
Bess Marcus
- Location
- Providence, RI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–65 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Impact of Sleep Restriction on Blood Pressure Reactivity
University of Missouri-Columbia
- Location
- Columbia, MO
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–45
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
iPAWS: Improving Pain Management After Wisdom Tooth Extraction Surgery
Brown University
- Location
- Providence, RI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 15–20
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
PPMI Clinical - Establishing a Deeply Phenotyped PD Cohort
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Location
- Birmingham, AL + 29 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 30+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2/Phase 3
A Study of Potential Disease Modifying Treatments in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- Birmingham, AL + 11 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Rural Smoking Cessation
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 21+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2/Phase 3
A Study of a Potential Disease Modifying Treatment in Individuals at Risk for or With a Type of Early Onset AD Caused by a Genetic Mutation
Washington University School of Medicine
- Location
- Birmingham, AL + 11 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Utility of Mucosal Impedance Device in Chronic Esophageal Disorders:
Medical College of Wisconsin
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18+
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Enhancing Attention in Elderly Using a Brain-Computer-Interface
University of Texas at Austin
- Location
- Austin, TX + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 18–90
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.