NCT00000915

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to estimate the rate at which a certain population becomes infected with HIV. The individuals examined in this study are people who are expected to take part in future studies of HIV vaccines and nonvaccine HIV prevention studies. This study also examines the chances of becoming HIV-positive based on certain risk factors under conditions that are similar to the conditions that would exist in HIV vaccine and non-HIV prevention studies. Before studying the effectiveness of a potential HIV vaccine, it is important to learn about the range of HIV risk behaviors in the potential participants of these studies. The probability of HIV infection associated with these risk behaviors should also be examined. This study is designed to increase the ability of HIVNET to put into place HIV prevention trials, to increase the diversity of trial participants, and to target populations at highest risk for HIV infection.

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
4,892

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable hiv-infections

Geographic Reach
1 country

8 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 2, 1999

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 31, 2001

Completed
Last Updated

June 24, 2005

Status Verified

March 1, 1999

First QC Date

November 2, 1999

Last Update Submit

June 23, 2005

Conditions

Keywords

AIDS VaccinesIncidenceKnowledge, Attitudes, PracticeRisk-Taking

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Participants meet the following criteria:
  • HIV-seronegative.
  • Available for 6 months of the study. (Note:
  • Participants who plan to move from one study location to another are eligible.)
  • Willing and able to provide information for locator purposes.
  • Report one or more of the following risk behaviors:
  • For men:
  • Intravenous or intramuscular injection of any drug on an average of 3 or more days per week during the last 3 months.
  • Anal intercourse (receptive or insertive) with one or more other men in the last year.
  • For women:
  • Intravenous or intramuscular injection of any drug on an average of 3 or more days per week during the last 3 months.
  • Having a current male sex partner who is infected with HIV.
  • Having a current male sex partner who has injected drugs in the last 5 years.
  • Having 5 or more male sex partners in the last year.
  • Diagnosis of syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, first episode herpes, pelvic inflammatory disease, and/or trichomoniasis in the last year.
  • +11 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Co-existing Condition:
  • Persons with the following symptoms or conditions are excluded:
  • An obvious psychological or psychiatric disorder that would preclude provision of informed consent or otherwise contraindicate study participation.
  • Any condition which in the opinion of the principal investigator would interfere with achieving the study objectives.
  • Men at risk through anal intercourse only are excluded if they:
  • Currently have a single HIV-seronegative partner with whom they have been in a mutually monogamous relationship for at least 2 years.
  • Men and women at risk through injection only are excluded if they:
  • Have been participating in any methadone drug treatment program for at least the last 6 months.
  • Currently obtain over 50 percent of needles/syringes for injection of drugs from a needle exchange program.
  • NOTE:
  • Using a needle or syringe after one or more known HIV-positive persons 2 or more times in the past 3 months.
  • Using a needle or syringe after persons of unknown HIV status in the past 3 months provided the following two conditions are true:
  • (1) report using a needle or syringe after someone else 2 or more different times in the past 3 months and (2) report using a needle or syringe after 3 or more different persons in the past 3 months. (This second criterion could be met in 3 episodes of injection with a single injection partner, if the participant used a needle or syringe after a different person each time. Alternatively, the criterion could be met in a single episode of injection, if the participant used a needle or syringe after 3 or more persons had used a single set of works.)
  • Concurrent Medication:
  • Excluded:
  • +2 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (8)

Los Angeles County / Health Research Assoc / Drew Med Ctr

Los Angeles, California, 90059, United States

Location

Univ of Illinois Hosp at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins Univ

Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States

Location

New York Univ Med Ctr

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

Bronx Lebanon Hosp Ctr

The Bronx, New York, 10456, United States

Location

New York Blood Ctr

The Bronx, New York, 10456, United States

Location

Univ of Pennsylvania / HIVNET

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Miriam Hosp

Providence, Rhode Island, 02906, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Woody GE, VanEtten-Lee ML, McKirnan D, Donnell D, Metzger D, Seage G 3rd, Gross M; HIVNET VPS 001 Protocol Team. Substance use among men who have sex with men: comparison with a national household survey. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2001 May 1;27(1):86-90. doi: 10.1097/00126334-200105010-00015.

    PMID: 11404525BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV InfectionsBehaviorRisk-Taking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne InfectionsCommunicable DiseasesInfectionsSexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralSexually Transmitted DiseasesLentivirus InfectionsRetroviridae InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesGenital DiseasesUrogenital DiseasesImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmune System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Dave Metzger

    STUDY CHAIR
  • George Seage

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Purpose
TREATMENT
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 2, 1999

First Posted

August 31, 2001

Last Updated

June 24, 2005

Record last verified: 1999-03

Locations