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SCOPE: Observational Study of the Consequences of the Protease Inhibitor Era

RecruitingN/A

Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

Conditions: HIV Infections

Countries: United States

SCOPE is an observational, prospective study of HIV-1 infected volunteers designed to provide a specimen bank of samples with carefully characterized clinical data. SCOPE specimens will be used to examine multiple questions involving virologic, immunologic, and host factors involved in HIV-1 infection, progression, non-progression, response to treatment, control of HIV-1 virus, and evolution of drug resistance.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: OBSERVATIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

SCOPE is currently recruiting HIV-1 infected subjects with any of the following criteria:

1. Documented HIV viral load less than 2000 copies/ml WITHOUT taking antiretroviral therapy
2. Undetectable HIV viral load with CD4 T-cells consistently less than 350 for the last 12 months while taking a stable antiretroviral regimen.
3. Antiretroviral naive and planning to start an antiretroviral regimen - any CD4 or HIV viral load acceptable.
4. Long-term Non Progressors: HIV-positive at least 10 years, no antiretroviral therapy for the past 10 years or more, any viral load acceptable, CD4-T cell count always above 500.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Active opportunistic infection or systemic treatment for opportunistic infection within the last 4 months (oral candidiasis acceptable)
2. Active treatment for cancer
3. Active treatment for hepatitis C requiring interferon based therapy
4. Immunosuppressive therapy taken within the last 4 months

Locations (1)

San Francisco, California, United States