Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS: Difference between revisions

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The '''Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS''' ('''CPCRA''') was a programme sponsored by [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH) in the United States.<ref>[http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01964462]</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://cpcra.s-3.com/docs/pubs/papers/Method-Cox.pdf |journal=Health Soc Work |date= November 1998 |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=290-7290–7 |title=Community advisory boards: their role in AIDS clinical trials. Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS |last1=Cox |first1=LE |last2=Rouff |first2=JR |last3=Svendsen |first3=KH |last4=Markowitz |first4=M |last5=Abrams |first5=DI}}</ref> It began in 1989, and was instrumental in some research databases being established. Research from the programs assisted the evaluation of therapies for HIV in diverse populations.

==History==

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By 2001, CPCRA had 4,244 people participating in their studies, with trials underway in 17 cities.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/news/41/hiv-infection-in-minority-populations |title=HIV Infections in Minority Populations |publisher=aidsinfo.nih.gov |date =1 June 2002 |accessdate=22 April 2016}}</ref>

The [[International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials]] (INSIGHT) biorepository system has its roots in the CPCRA.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3039520/=3039520 |title=Designing and managing a flexible and dynamic biorepository system: a 15 year perspective from the CPCRA, ESPRIT, and INSIGHT clinical trial networks |first1=Katherine |last1=Huppler Hullsiek |first2=Michelle |last2=George |first3=Shawn K. |last3=Brown |journal=Curr Opin HIV AIDS |date=November 2010 |volume=5 |issue=6 |pages=538–544 |doi=10.1097/COH.0b013e32833f2058}}</ref>

==Research==