Status:

RECRUITING

Apheresis to Obtain Plasma or White Blood Cells for Laboratory Studies

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Conditions:

Healthy Volunteers

HIV

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Brief Summary

This study will collect blood plasma and white blood cells from individuals using a procedure called apheresis. Apheresis is a method of collecting larger quantities of certain blood components that c...

Detailed Description

In order to carry out research procedures on the plasma or mononuclear components of blood, it is often necessary to obtain larger quantities of plasma or mononuclear cells than can be safely obtained...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 9 1984

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3000 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00114647

    Start Date

    January 9 1984

    Last Update

    December 2 2025

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892