The purpose of this study is to tell if a disinfectant wipe with a blue dye additive increases the thoroughness of cleaning and disinfection and reduces contamination.
To assess the influence of HIV-related and CVD-related variables in the existing WIHS study, including viral load, immune dysfunction, inflammation, metabolic disorders, HIV medications, gut microbiota, and metabolomics, on CVD risk as measured by cIMT.
To find out if certain study treatments (study interventions) can help treat exercise intolerance and post-exertional malaise that started or got worse after a COVID-19 infection and have lasted for at least 3 months
The goal of the ABACUS-HIV Study is to learn about things that make it easier or more difficult for people with HIV to take their cholesterol medication consistently. WHAT WILL YOU BE ASKED TO DO? Be interviewed for 60-75 minutes in clinic or by phone; All your responses will be confidential; Participants will be compensated $50. WHO CAN JOIN? People living with HIV; At least 18 years old; Prescribed a cholesterol medication called a statin; Can speak English; Have agreed to be in the HIV clinic database at UNC. Patients interested in participating should contact the study team at (919) 843-2532.
This is a Phase 2 Crossover Study of On Demand PrEP Formulations Comparing Rectal and Oral TFV-Based PrEP
To see if hormone therapy (HT) helps reduce hot flashes and night sweats, also known as vasomotor symptoms (VMS), in women living with HIV in the late menopausal transition (similar to what is known as perimenopause) or early post-menopause (the time after the final menstrual period or after removal of both ovaries).
The purpose of this study is to estimate the number of Lyme and other tick-borne disease cases occurring in Biltmore Forest.
The purpose of this expanded access IND (compassionate use) program is to provide tecovirimat for treatment or prevention of non-variola orthopoxvirus infections (e.g., vaccinia, monkeypox, cowpox or other human virus infection identified as an orthopoxvirus) and secondary treatment of complications from replication-competent vaccinia vaccine in adults and children.
The purpose of this project is to understand, from the perspective of medical providers and community health workers (CHWs), the barriers and facilitators that people released from prison experience in establishing and engaging with health care, and how those barriers and facilitators may be impacted by participation in the FIT and FIT Connect transitional health care programs.
The primary objective of the proposed project is to demonstrate the effects of limited physical facility infrastructure, diminished supplies, and gaps in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) knowledge among Healthcare Personnel on IPC practice implementation at the health facility level to inform efficient and effective future improvement efforts.