A Blood Test to Look at Cells of the Immune System in Healthy Children

Completed

Conditions studied: HIV Infections, HIV Seronegativity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to learn more about some of the immune cells in the blood (CD4 cells, for example) of healthy children in order to better understand the differences in the blood cells of children infected with HIV. Because children's bodies are still developing, their cells are different from those of adults, and their bodies respond differently to infections such as HIV. In order to understand how immune cells grow and mature so that they can fight HIV, it is important to see how these cells behave in normal children.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00001109

Run by

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

People needed

630

Last updated by the study team

2008-07-30

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• A child may be eligible for this study if he/she:
• Is 0 - 18 years old.
• Is HIV-negative and is born to an HIV-negative mother.
• Is healthy (no serious infection or disease).
• Has signed informed consent of a parent or legal guardian if under 18.

You may not qualify if…

• A child will not be eligible for this study if he/she:
• Is pregnant or breast-feeding.
• Has already completed this study once before.
• Is taking prescription medications other than prescription vitamins.

Where it is running

• Univ of Alabama at Birmingham - Pediatric — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• Univ of South Alabama — Mobile, Alabama, United States
• UCSD Med Ctr / Pediatrics / Clinical Sciences — La Jolla, California, United States
• Los Angeles County - USC Med Ctr — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Cedars Sinai / UCLA Med Ctr — Los Angeles, California, United States
• Harbor - UCLA Med Ctr / UCLA School of Medicine — Los Angeles, California, United States
• UCSF / Moffitt Hosp - Pediatric — San Francisco, California, United States
• Children's Hosp of Washington DC — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Howard Univ Hosp — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• North Broward Hosp District — Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
• Univ of Florida Health Science Ctr / Pediatrics — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Univ of Miami (Pediatric) — Miami, Florida, United States
• Palm Beach County Health Dept — Riviera Beach, Florida, United States
• The Med Ctr Inc — Columbus, Georgia, United States
• Mt Sinai Hosp Med Ctr / Dept of Pediatrics — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Cook County Hosp — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Chicago Children's Memorial Hosp — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Univ of Chicago Children's Hosp — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Tulane Univ / Charity Hosp of New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Tulane Univ Hosp of New Orleans — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Johns Hopkins Hosp - Pediatric — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Children's Hosp of Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Baystate Med Ctr of Springfield — Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
• Univ of Massachusetts Med School — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
• Univ of Mississippi Med Ctr — Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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