Clinical trials

Clinical research studies at CHRU

Refrigerated centrifuge machine plus the hatch to pass samples to courier at CHRU

Clinical trials

Clinical studies in infectious diseases prevention and management

The Clinical HIV Research Unit is a leading research unit that runs clinical trials undertaking research to prevent, treat and manage HIV, HIV-associated diseases, Tuberculosis (TB), HPV and Hepatitis B and C, and COVID-19.

Research and diagnostic studies focus on:

HIV treatment in adults,

HIV drug resistance,

HIV prevention,

Monoclonal antibodies in the HIV CURE agenda,

Shortened TB treatment regimens (drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB) and TB vaccines,

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) treatment and HPV vaccine,

Cervical HIV-associated cancers screening and treatment,

Kaposi Sarcoma,

COVID-19 treatment and vaccines and

International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.