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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00296660
Date of registration: 24/02/2006
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Public title: Acute HIV Infection Observational Study
Scientific title: Acute HIV-1 Infection Prospective Cohort Study
Date of first enrolment: June 2006
Target sample size: 1300
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00296660
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Malawi South Africa Tanzania Uganda United States
Contacts
Name:     Myron S. Cohen, MD
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Affiliation:  Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology and Public Health, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina Center for Infectious Diseases
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria for All Participants:

- Willing to receive HIV test results

- Willing to provide updated locator information during the study

Inclusion Criteria for Group 1:

- Acute HIV infection OR sexual partner of a Group 1 participant with acute HIV
infection

Inclusion Criteria for Group 2:

- Established HIV infection (positive HIV antibody test and positive HIV Western blot)

Inclusion Criteria for Group 3:

- HIV uninfected

Exclusion Criteria for All Participants:

- Plan to relocate out of the area during the study or have a job or other obligations
that may require long absences from the area

- Currently on antiretroviral therapy. Women who previously took antiretroviral therapy
for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV are not excluded.

- Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the
study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV Infections
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical, laboratory, and behavioral characteristics of individuals at diverse sites with acute HIV infection and their sexual partners, and appropriate controls [Time Frame: Throughout study]
Immune responses contributing to viral control and/or protection against HIV infection [Time Frame: Throughout study]
Characteristics of transmitted virus in acute HIV infection [Time Frame: Throughout study]
Genetic factors contributing to early virus control and/or protection from HIV infection [Time Frame: Throughout study]
Prevalence of acute HIV infection [Time Frame: Throughout study]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CHAVI 001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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