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HLA and KIR Associations With Infectious Viral Agents in an HIV Cohort of Women (WIHS)

NCT00339430 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3500

Last updated 2017-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the number of women infected with HIV has rapidly increased and is continuing to climb. The Women's Interagency HIV Study is being conducted in several cities in the United States to learn more about how HIV affects women's lives and bodies. It will examine the role of HLA and killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) in HIV and related infections in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women. The study will determine the relationship between KIR and HLA genes and the following: the risk of HIV infection; HIV levels in the blood; incidence of AIDS; response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART); and response to immunotherapy.

Approximately 3,700 women will participate. Participants will visit the clinic every 6 months for 4 years. An HIV test will be given each time to HIV-negative women. A questionnaire will also be administered. A physical examination and gynecological examination will be given. Blood, vaginal swabs, and urine will be collected for testing. A biological impedance test will determine any changes in weight, waist-to-hip ratios, and breast and total body fat. Low CD4 counts and hospitalizations for HIV are to be self-reported to study staff.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-07-15
Completion
2010-08-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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