These breakthroughs would not have been possible without the willingness of patients to participate in clinical trials evaluating new, but unproven treatments. Clinical trials are open to all persons with HIV infection and are confidential. The ACTU staff will work closely with your physician to coordinate the study with your clinical care, and if you do not have a physician, we will be happy to refer you to one at the Indiana University Medical Center, Methodist LifeCare Program, or other HIV care providers. We welcome your interest in our program and participation in clinical trials. The ACTG clinical care team is sensitive to the privacy concerns of participants.
Every effort is made to insure that records are protected.
Actual names do not appear on the study records. Clinical trials are based on a set of rules called a protocol. The protocol describes what we hope to learn from the study, what types of patients may participate in the clinical trial, schedules of tests and procedures, drugs and dosages, and the length of the study. Being in a Research Study New medicine for HIV related conditions are being developed all the time. Before they are prescribed to people, though, new medicines must be tested for side effects and efficacy.