The Use of Lymph Node Biopsies to Support HIV Pathogenesis Studies
Recruiting
Observational Study
HIV
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 70
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 50 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco · Other
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About This Trial
HIV medicines have led to dramatic improvements in health. However, there remains a concern for potential drug toxicities, cost of drugs, and need for life-long treatment. In addition, research has found that health is not completely restored in HIV-infected patients, even if they have been taking effective HIV medicines for a long time. This may be due to direct drug-toxicity, continued replicati…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Able to give informed consent
2. No contraindication to surgical procedures
3. Palpable inguinal adenopathy at study entry
4. For HIV seropositive subjects, meeting one of the following criteria: (1) on stable highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with a recent undetec…
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