JENNIFER LAM, COUNSELOR
"Finding an HIV vaccine is an international effort. If we each contribute what we can, we can really make a difference across the globe."
ONGOING STUDIES
Ongoing studies are different from Trials Enrolling Now -- enough people have already volunteered to fill all of the available spots. They're considered ongoing because we are still looking to see what kind of change happens over a given period of time. Some studies will follow participants for a year -- others will last up to four years.
It then takes time to gather and evaluate all the data, especially since most of our studies are conducted with other trial sites around the world. Once the data is finalized and conclusions are drawn, the results are published. Only then, is it considered a Completed Study.HVTN 504
HVTN 504 is the study that the men who were enrolled in the Step Study changed to after vaccinations were stopped. HVTN 504 will continue to follow those men to discover what more there is to learn about the effects of the vaccine.
Natural History
Examining how the bodies of HIV positive, long term non-progressors work to fight the disease, to see if their responses can be mimicked in drugs or vaccines to benefit others.
Post-vaccine HIV positive studies
Investigates whether the course of HIV infection is different among those who become infected after they have received an HIV vaccine. HIV infections after vaccination are not caused by the vaccine, but rather through exposure in a person's personal life.
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