Our mission is to improve the health of people throughout the world by developing safe and effective vaccines and other prevention methods against HIV and other infectious diseases.

The Hope Clinic of the
Emory Vaccine Center
603 Church Street
Decatur, Georgia 30030
404-377-3719 or 877-424-HOPE
vaccine@emory.edu

The Hope Clinic is the Clinical Core of the Emory Center for AIDS Research

Opportunities

Resource Center for HIV+ patients

For studies at Grady's Ponce de Leon Center

341 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30308

Phone: 404.616.6313 to speak with a social worker on current AIDS Clinical Trial Group (ACTG) studies, plus other non-ACTG trials

Web: http://www.aactg.org/clinicaltrials_research.asp to view a list of current ACTG trials nationwide

Clinical trials that are currently open to enrollment are listed by category. Select from the categories (e.g. treatment-naive, immunity enhancers, side effects)that best describe the type of trial you are interested in. For each trial in the category, a link to more detailed information about the study will be provided on the next page.

ACTG trials currently at Grady include:

ACTG 5202: EFV or ATV with RTV combined with FTC/TDF or ABC/3TC in Naive Subjects. This study will be looking at first treatment combinations for HIV infection. This trial is for treatment-naive patients.

ACTG 5212: Palifermin for inadequate increase in CD4+ cells. The study will use three different doses of palifermin (recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor) to see which dose causes the greatest increase of CD4+ T cells (a measure of the immune system) to be produced from the thymus gland. This trial is for patients seeking an immunity enhancer study.

ACTG 5229: Uridine Supplementation in HIV Lipoatrophy. This is a study of the effects of uridine supplement (NucleomaxXr) on patients with body fat changes who are currently taking anti-HIV medications. This trial is for patients experiencing side effects from HIV medications.

For studies at Emory Crawford Long Hospital's Department of Infectious Diseases

550 Peachtree St., Medical Office Tower, 7th floor
Atlanta, GA 30308

Phone: 404.686.2349 to speak with a research nurse about current enrolling studies
Web: Crawford Long trials listed on clinicaltrials.gov

For studies within the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta

131 Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE
Suite 130
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: 404.876.2317
Web:  http://www.arcatlanta.org

FAQs about clinical trials: Click here