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Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)

Launched by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (NIAID) · Aug 30, 2001

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Unknown status

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Description

HIV in women is increasing worldwide, with women comprising approximately 14% of the total adult and adolescent AIDS cases, the highest proportion yet reported. The impact of AIDS is particularly severe in minority populations; among women, African Americans, and Hispanics combined now represent the majority of AIDS cases (76%) in the United States. AIDS is now the third leading cause of death for women aged 25 to 44 (after cancer and cardiovascular disease) and is the leading cause of death of African American women in this age group. Studies of HIV and AIDS in women can play a unique rol...

Gender

Female

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • HIV infection
  • Willing to be retested for HIV infection for this study unless hardcopy documentation of a positive result (HIV ELISA test and a confirmatory Western blot) is available
  • Either have never taken HIV antiretroviral medications or have a documented start date of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) after January 1, 2008
  • If have taken HAART, have documentation of pre-HAART CD4 counts and HIV RNA quantification
  • Willing and able to have blood drawn
  • Give consent to have their specimens stored in the WIHS national repository
  • Able to complete study visit interviews in English or Spanish every 6 months
  • Able to travel to and from site clinic and participate in study visits as an outpatient
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Perinatally acquired HIV
  • Enrolled in the WIHS through another site
  • HAART started before January 1, 2008, except during pregnancy
  • Participant plans to move out of the area within 12 months

Attachments

readout_NCT00000797_2024-07-27.pdf

4.5 MB

NCT00000797_study_protocol.pdf

4.5 MB

About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

San Francisco, California, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Bronx, New York, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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