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The Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland
AIDS Clinical Trials Unit is inviting HIV-negative, healthy adults,
ages 18-60, to sign up to be contacted about HIV vaccine and
microbicide trials enrolling people in Completing the registration form only indicates that you give
permission to be contacted in the event that HIV vaccine and microbicide
trials are offered in the Greater Cleveland area. It does not, in any way, imply that you agree to enroll in a clinical
trial. At any time, you may ask that your name, contact information and
other information be removed from the active contact list. Confidentiality policies: The information provided by you will remain
confidential and all personal identifying information will be used solely for
the purpose of contacting you for participation in an HIV vaccine or
microbicide trial. For more information please contact Bob Bucklew, Outreach
Coordinator, Case/UHC AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at 216.844.2247 or rob2@case.edu For example descriptions of the program for newsletters,
bulletins, and for emails, click here. About the Contact List: A.
Who is eligible to sign up for the contact list? B.
Why aren’t you specifically looking for people
at high risk for HIV infection? C.
What does it mean to sign up for the contact list? More
Information about HIV Vaccines and Microbicides: D.
Where can I find out more information on HIV vaccines? E.
Where can I find out more information on microbicides? Questions
about HIV vaccine/microbicide clinical trials: F.
Can a volunteer get infected with HIV from the
vaccine/microbicide? G. Do volunteers have to take an HIV
test? A. Who is
eligible to sign up for the contact list? We are asking for healthy, HIV-negative
(not infected with the HIV virus) people, ages 18-60. Each trial has its own requirements for
volunteering. When we send you a
letter about a trial, the letter will include the requirements for volunteering for the
trial. Back to Commonly Asked Questions B. Why aren’t you
specifically looking for people who are at high risk for HIV infection? The type of vaccine/microbicide trials that
we will be offering will look at how the body (primarily the immune system)
responds to the vaccine or microbicide and will look at the safety of the
vaccine/microbicide. We will not be
offering the type of trials which look at how effective the
vaccine/microbicide is in actually preventing HIV infection. Everyone in a trial will be provided with
counseling on how to prevent HIV infection. Back to Commonly Asked Questions C. What does it mean to sign up for the
contact list? People who sign up for the
contact list will receive either a letter or email (their preference)
providing information on HIV vaccine and microbicide trials when they open in
Back to Commonly Asked Questions D. Where can I find out
more information on HIV vaccines? More information on HIV vaccines can be
found at AIDSinfo, at http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/vaccines/. Back to Commonly Asked Questions E. Where can I find out more information on
microbicides? More information on microbicides and their
potential impact can be found at the website of the Global Campaign for
Microbicides, at http://www.global-campaign.org For information on the local northeast Back to Commonly Asked Questions F. Can a volunteer get infected with HIV from
the vaccine/microbicide? NO.
The vaccines/microbicides that are used in the trials are not made
from live virus or from HIV-infected human cells. Volunteers cannot get HIV infection or AIDS
by receiving the vaccine/microbicide.
Back to Commonly Asked Questions G. Will volunteers have to take an HIV
test? Certainly not to sign up for the contact
list. Once someone agrees to volunteer
for a vaccine/microbicide trial, he or she will be given an HIV test by a
research nurse. The results of this
test will be confidential. Our nurses are trained in pre- and post-HIV test
counseling by the Ohio Department of Health.
In the event that someone would be found to be HIV-positive before
they are enrolled in a trial, they would be provided counseling, and referred
for medical and supportive services. Back to Commonly Asked Questions |
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