Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials Basics

Before You Begin:

Navigating the Clinical Trials Section

Please explore our enrolling trials by using the dropdown menu, available on every page in this section, and clicking on any trials category. This will take you to a page that displays all the trials in that category and describes each trial in detail. You can also view a Trials at a Glance Summary of all currently enrolling HIV AIDS clinical trials.

After you find a trial that seems right for you, the next step is to contact the clinical trials staff and ask questions about specific trials.

An Introduction to Clinical Trials

At Beth Israel, a team of dedicated and skilled clinicians is working on a number of clinical trials for HIV. You can be a part of this team! Many questions about HIV remain unanswered. One important way to get those answers is by entering research studies known as Clinical Trials.

Choosing to participate in a clinical trial is an important personal decision. It is often helpful to talk to your health care provider, family members, friends, or other people who have participated in a trial to help you decide whether joining a trial is right for you. You will find the answers to many of your questions in our Frequently Asked Questions About HIV AIDS Clinical Trials.

Throughout this section, when you encounter medical terms that are unfamiliar to you, you can always click the "Dictionary" icon to the right, and look up most of the clinical terms used on this Web site.

What is a clinical trial?

A clinical trial is a research study in human volunteers that tests and evaluates the safety and effectiveness of potential treatments. Carefully conducted clinical trials are the fastest and safest way to find HIV treatments that work and that may improve your health. Learn more about HIV AIDS clinical trials.

What kinds of HIV AIDS clinical trials do we offer?

Please use the dropdown menu above to view the categories of available trials and to explore each trial in detail.

We offer the following kinds of HIV AIDS clinical trials and drug studies:

• No Prior HIV Treatment:
  Clinical trials for people with HIV who have never taken any antiretroviral therapy (also known as "treatment naïve").
• Prior HIV Treatment/Undetectable Viral load:
  Clinical trials for people with HIV who are currently taking antiretroviral therapy and have an undetectable viral load
• Prior HIV Treatment/Detectable Viral Load:
  Clinical trials for people with HIV who are currently taking antiretroviral therapy and have a detectable viral load (also known as "salvage therapy")
• Antibiotic Studies
• Other Studies

Read what our trials participants say about us.

Join an HIV AIDS Clinical Trial Today in New York City

By joining a clinical trial, you gain access to state-of-the-art therapies, sophisticated laboratory testing, and an understanding of your health care needs.