Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at San Francisco, California
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Steven Deeks, M.D.
Headshot of Steven Deeks
Steven Deeks

Description

Summary

This study seeks to confidentially collect blood from HIV-positive individuals and HIV-negative controls to provide basic scientists with specimens for collaborative studies.

Official Title

Collection and Preservation of Blood and Serum Specimens From HIV Positive or HIV Negative Patients for Multiple Collaborative Studies

Details

HIV positive patients are currently the focus of multiple collaborative research studies, both at UCSF and other institutions. The aims of these research projects include improving the understanding of etiology, immunology, epidemiology and treatment of HIV. There are numerous requests from basic scientists at UCSF for collaborative studies on specimens, especially for blood, saliva and urine samples. Specimens may be used to test such things as virus characteristics, genotyping and/or phenotyping resistance, plasma drug concentrations, immune function or evidence of complications of HIV disease. The samples may also be tested for genetic factors that may be related to the course of HIV disease

Keywords

HIV, Observational, Pathogenesis, Immunology, Virology, Control, Healthy control, Men who have sex with men, HIV Positive

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • HIV-1 antibody negative with similar characteristics to HIV-1 positive cohort
  • HIV-positive subjects naive to antiretroviral therapy
  • HIV-positive subjects stable on or off antiretroviral therapy for a minimum of 6 months
  • Good venous access
  • Able to provide informed consent

You CAN'T join if...

  • Hemoglobin < 9g/dl
  • Hematocrit < 27%
  • Active treatment for cancer
  • Hospitalization or IV antibiotic use within the last 4 months
  • Immunosuppressive therapy within the last 4 months

Location

  • San Francisco General Hospital accepting new patients
    San Francisco California 94110 United States

Lead Scientist at UCSF

  • Steven Deeks, M.D.
    Steven G. Deeks, MD, is a Professor of Medicine in Residence at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a faculty member in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert on HIV pathogenesis and treatment.

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT01336855
Study Type
Observational
Participants
Expecting 2000 study participants
Last Updated