Clinical Trials Site Catalogue

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Clinical Trials Site Capacity Catalogue (2008)

Description

At the March 2007 meeting of the Microbicide Donors Committee, participants requested a comprehensive list of potential sites for upcoming microbicide and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trials. Their rationale was that such a catalogue would allow sponsors and developers to make more informed decisions about where to conduct a given trial based on an inventory of each site's potential participant population as well as clinical, laboratory, and staffing capacity. They also thought that such a catalogue could optimize efficient use of existing sites and minimize costly and possibly inappropriate development of new sites. In response to this interest, the Alliance developed the Clinical Trial Site Capacity Catalogue, which compiles information about recent, current, and potential microbicide and PrEP trial sites. The Alliance extends sincere thanks to the staff at each of the field sites who contributed to this Catalogue. The Alliance is proud to have been a catalyst for this project, but this document is really a result of the sites' efforts and would not have been possible without their collaboration. We also thank Family Health International, HIV Vaccine Trials Network, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Partnership for AIDS Vaccine Evaluation, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Voxiva. The survey distributed to each of the sites included in the Catalogue was informed by comparable projects conducted by these organizations, whose contributions were significant and are greatly appreciated.

We also express boundless gratitude to Carolyn Plescia, who bore the total responsibility for implementing this project concept and is its sole author.

Finally, we wish to thank those who support the activities of the Quick Working Group and the Microbicide Donors Committee: the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the US Agency for International Development. The Alliance welcomes new sites to be included in the Catalogue. If the reader is aware of a site that should be included, please contact the Alliance by email at info@microbicide.org, by phone at 301-587-9690, or by mail at:

Alliance for Microbicide Development
Attn: Site Catalogue
8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 940
Silver Spring, MD USA 20910

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To order print copies of the Clinical Trial Site Catalogue, contact Lois Holston at lholston@microbicide.org or 301-587-9690.