Massive DC study aims to improve HIV care for 19,000 people
NCT ID NCT01206920
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This long-term study follows 19,000 people with or at risk for HIV in Washington, DC to track their health outcomes and quality of care. Researchers will monitor viral suppression rates and new infections over up to 10 years. The goal is to find ways to improve HIV treatment and prevention across the city.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could reveal better ways to manage HIV care and prevent new infections across a whole city.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test new drugs or cures. Results may take years and might not apply to other cities.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 19,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2011
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2041
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Study participants will include men, women and children receiving HIV prevention, care or treatment services at major publicly-funded, government and academic medical centers in the District of Columbia.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
Treatment Cohort Inclusion Criteria: * Patient is receiving care for HIV at one or more of the twelve participating clinics in the DC Cohort. * Patient is either age 18 years or older, or seeks HIV care independently and is able to understand and sign informed consent. * Patient is a minor who is consented by a parent or legal guardian. Treatment Cohort Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is unable or refuses to provide informed consent. * Minor children ages 12 through 17 who are unaware of their HIV status Prevention Cohort Inclusion Criteria: Persons receiving any antiretroviral prescription without evidence of HIV or Hepatitis B infection * PrEP (e.g., TDF/FTC, Descovy, Apretude) * Combination ART indicative of nPEP in an HIV-uninfected person * Persons receiving an antiretroviral prescription indicative of DoxyPEP Doxycycline 200mg PO taken within 72 hrs of unprotected sexual encounter (or variations thereof where clearly not prescribed as a treatment course) * Test positive for ≥1 bacterial STI (positive gonorrhea (GC/NG) or chlamydia (CT) test or positive syphilis test requiring treatment within one year) * 2 bacterial STI (GC, chlamydia, syphilis) tests at 2 or more different encounters * 2 HIV tests at 2 or more different encounters * Patient requesting PrEP at their clinical visit * Patient requesting nPEP at their clinical visit * People who identify as injecting drugs Patients with a Z29.81 Encounter for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
14 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's National Medical Center--Pediatric Clinic
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Family and Medical Counseling Service
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20020, United States
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George Washington Medical Faculty Associates
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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Georgetown University
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Howard University Hospital--Adult Clinic
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20060, United States
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Howard University Hospital--Pediatric Clinic
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20060, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20002, United States
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La Clinica Del Pueblo
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20009, United States
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Unity Health Care
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20003, United States
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Us Helping Us, People into Living, Inc.
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20422, United States
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Washington Health Institute
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20017, United States
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Washington Hospital Center
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Whitman-Walker Health
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20009, United States
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