A Study to Monitor Patients With Primary or Early HIV Infection

Completed

Conditions studied: HIV Infections

In brief

The purpose of this study is to monitor patients who recently have been infected with HIV in order to learn how their immune systems respond to HIV infection and to study how the virus acts in their bodies. Primary HIV infection occurs within 20 days to 8 weeks following exposure to HIV. The symptoms of primary HIV infection are usually fever, tiredness, headache, or muscle aches. However, symptoms vary greatly from person to person, and some people might not experience any symptoms at all. Because these symptoms also resemble the cold or the flu, it is difficult to identify patients with primary HIV infection. Information gathered from this study will help doctors decide what kind of treatment is best to give patients who recently have been infected.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00000911

Run by

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

People needed

1500

Starts

1999-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-22

Who can join

Age: 13 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
• Are at least 13 years old (consent of parent or guardian required if under 18).
• Have acute or early HIV infection. The stage of HIV infection will depend on the results of certain lab tests.

Where it is running

• University of California, San Diego — San Diego, California, United States

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