HIV Study on MEasuring the Reservoir on Cellular Level to CUre Infection
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The aim of this study is to gain new insights into HIV latency and reversal through extensive blood and tissues sampling (lymph node and colon biopsies) from 25 individuals under ART.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Documented HIV-1 subtype B infection
• Able and willing to provide written informed consent
• Age = or \>18 years and \< 65 years
• CD4 count at screening \> 350/μl
• Viral load \< 40 copies/ml determined by CobasTaqMan HIV-1 test v2.0 assay for at least 2 years (one blip \< 200 copies/ml is allowed)
• Ability and willingness to have blood and tissue samples collected and stored for 20 years and used for various research purposes.
Locations
Other Locations
Belgium
Ghent University Hospital
RECRUITING
Ghent
Contact Information
Primary
Sofie Rutsaert
sofierutsaert@hotmail.com
+32 9 332 06 98
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-06-24
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 25
Treatments
HIV-1 positive persons
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University Hospital, Ghent