The CAPRISA Clinical Trials: HIV Treatment and Prevention

These studies investigated the impact of tenofovir gel as topical antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), implementation of topical PrEP through family planning clinics, conditional cash incentives for HIV prevention, HIV vaccines, and passive immunisation with broadly neutralising antibodie...

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Other Authors: Abdool Karim, Quarraisha (Editor), Abdool Karim, Salim S. (Editor), Baxter, Cheryl (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introduction
  • Studies Linked to the Evolving HIV Epidemic in South Africa: Informing the CAPRISA Scientific Agenda
  • CAPRISA: Establishing A Research Center to Undertake HIV Clinical Trials
  • Overview of Clinical Trials
  • Part II. CAPRISA Clinical Trials for HIV and HSV-2 Prevention
  • Antiretrovirals for HIV Prevention
  • Rolling out of tenofovir gel in family planning clinics: the CAPRISA 008 implementation trial
  • Conditional cash transfers to reduce HIV risk in young women: the CAPRISA 007 cluster randomised control trial
  • HIV vaccine and passive immunity trials
  • Part III: CAPRISA Clinical Trials for HIV–TB Treatment
  • CAPRISA 003: Timing of antiretroviral initiation in HIV-TB co-infected patients - The SAPiT Trial
  • Scaling up TB-HIV integration in public health clinics: translating research findings into practice
  • Part IV: Experiences and lessons learnt from clinical trials in CAPRISA
  • Lessons from the Acute Infection Study: from Bench to Bedside
  • Understanding sexual HIV transmission in women by focusing on the genital mucosa
  • Part V: Essential support activities for the conduct of clinical trials
  • Good practices in conducting clinical trials: Good Participatory Practice, Good Pharmacy Practice and Good Laboratory Practice
  • Grants Management
  • Taking science to the people: communication and media strategies for clinical trials
  • Looking ahead: What Does the Future Hold for CAPRISA?
  • Appendix
  • Index.