NCT00048282

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to provide researchers with information that will help them prepare for a future study to test the efficacy of two anti-HIV vaginal gels. This study will also estimate how likely people living in certain areas are to become infected with HIV and other infections passed during sex.

Trial Health

85
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
1,200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Geographic Reach
2 countries

6 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

October 29, 2002

Completed
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First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 30, 2002

Completed
Last Updated

May 14, 2010

Status Verified

January 1, 2006

First QC Date

October 29, 2002

Last Update Submit

May 13, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

IncidenceHIV SeroprevalenceVaginaAnti-Infective AgentsAdministration, TopicalGelsHIV Seronegativity

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Sexually active (defined as having had vaginal intercourse at least once in the 3 months prior to screening).
  • HIV-uninfected at screening.
  • Able and willing to provide adequate locator information for study retention purposes.

You may not qualify if:

  • History of adverse reaction to latex.
  • Non-therapeutic injection drug use in the 12 months prior to screening.
  • Vaginal intercourse more than an average of 2 times per day in the 2 weeks prior to screening.
  • Plans to travel away from the study site for more than 3 consecutive months in the next 12 months.
  • Plans to relocate away from the study site in the next 12 months.
  • Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant in the next 12 months.
  • Pregnancy within 42 days prior to enrollment.
  • Enrollment in any other study of a vaginally-applied product.
  • Clinically apparent pelvic exam finding involving deep epithelial disruption.
  • Diagnosis with a current STD and/or other reproductive tract infection requiring treatment.
  • Conditions that would preclude provision of informed consent, make participation in the study unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (10)

R.K. Khan Hospital

Chatsworth, South Africa

Location

Unknown Facility

Durban, South Africa

Location

Medical Research Council

Hlabisa, South Africa

Location

Unknown Facility

Hlabisa, South Africa

Location

Kilimanjaro Christian Med Ctr

Moshi, Tanzania

Location

Unknown Facility

Moshi, Tanzania

Location

Unknown Facility

Chililabombwe, Zambia

Location

Chilenje Clinic, Lusaka, Sambia

Lusaka, Zambia

Location

Kamwala Clinic

Lusaka, Zambia

Location

Unknown Facility

Lusaka, Zambia

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Kapiga S, Kelly C, Weiss S, Daley T, Peterson L, Leburg C, Ramjee G. Risk factors for incidence of sexually transmitted infections among women in South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia: results from HPTN 055 study. Sex Transm Dis. 2009 Apr;36(4):199-206. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318191ba01.

  • Ramjee G, Kapiga S, Weiss S, Peterson L, Leburg C, Kelly C, Masse B; HPTN 055 Study Team. The value of site preparedness studies for future implementation of phase 2/IIb/III HIV prevention trials: experience from the HPTN 055 study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Jan 1;47(1):93-100. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31815c71f7.

  • Schreiber CA, Sammel M, Hillier SL, Barnhart KT. A little bit pregnant: modeling how the accurate detection of pregnancy can improve HIV prevention trials. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Feb 15;169(4):515-21. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwn345. Epub 2008 Dec 18.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections

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

  • Saidi Kapiga, MD, MPH, SCD

    Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

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  • Gita Ramjee, PhD

    South Africa Medical Research Council

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Stephen Weiss, PhD

    University of Miami

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2002

First Posted

October 30, 2002

Last Updated

May 14, 2010

Record last verified: 2006-01

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