HIV and Genital Herpes Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Lima, Peru

Completed

Conditions studied: HIV Infections, Herpes Genitalis, HIV Seronegativity, Syphilis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to provide biomedical and behavioral information that is necessary for planning and starting HIV prevention trials in Lima, Peru. The occurrence of HIV is high among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Lima, Peru, and bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HSV-2 (genital herpes) are very prevalent in HIV-positive and -negative MSM there. Methods to reduce both HIV and STDs are urgently needed among MSM in Peru. The information gained from this study is very important for future HIV prevention and vaccine trials that will take place in Peru.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00023582

Run by

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

People needed

250

Last updated by the study team

2008-08-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Volunteers may be eligible for the initial screening visit if they are:
• Men aged 18 years and older who have had sex with another man in the past 12 months.
• Volunteers may be eligible for enrollment if they:
• Are able to stay on the study for 12 months;
• Are willing and able to provide information on how they can be located;
• Have had high-risk sexual behavior and have tested negative for HIV.

You may not qualify if…

• Volunteers will not be eligible if they:
• Have obvious mental problems that would prevent them from fully understanding and participating in the study.

Where it is running

• Rachael McClennen — Seattle, Washington, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.