I don't have a disease but want to participate in research. Are there any studies for me? What is a "healthy volunteer?"

A healthy control or healthy volunteer is a study participant who does not suffer from the disease or condition being studied. Studies may use healthy volunteers as control subjects to compare them with patients who have the disease or condition being studied. Some studies may have additional criteria for healthy volunteers. For example, studies may want volunteers who don't take any medications, or a study may be recruiting participants who do take a specific medication (e.g., birth control) but are otherwise healthy.

A list of studies that need healthy volunteers is found in the Healthy Volunteers category. Contact the Study Coordinator for more information.