Researchers seek blood donors to advance infectious disease science
NCT ID NCT00114647
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study collects blood plasma and white blood cells from healthy volunteers and people with HIV using a procedure called apheresis. The samples are used for laboratory research on infectious diseases and immune function. Up to 3,000 participants aged 18 and older will be enrolled.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 1984
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Community Sample
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
* INCLUSION CRITERIA: 18 years of age or older Adequate venous access Blood pressure less than or equal to 180/100; pulse rate 50-100, unless a lower pulse rate is considered normal for the volunteer (e.g. a conditioned athlete) Adequate blood counts if undergoing apheresis (HIV positive volunteers and volunteers with vasculitis or other inflammatory diseases: hemoglobin greater than or equal to 9.0 g/dL, HCT greater than or equal to 28%, platelets greater than or equal to 50,000; HIV negative volunteers: hemoglobin greater than or equal to 12.5 g/dL, HCT greater than or equal to 38%, platelets greater than or equal to 150,000) Willing and able to provide written informed consent, comply with study requirements and procedures, and comply with clinic policies (including stored samples, hepatitis screening, and genetic testing including HLA testing) EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Pregnant and/or breast-feeding women Currently abusing alcohol or other drugs Any medical condition for which the PI feels apheresis or other sample collection procedures might be contraindicated
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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