There has been an increase in HIV cure-related research in the recent years. Many approaches are being investigated in the United States and other countries.
We would like to find out what people living with HIV in the United States who might one day decide to join a study think about HIV cure research, including their willingness to participate in HIV cure studies. By HIV cure studies, we mean those that involve collecting blood or tissue or even trying new types of drugs and therapies as a first step toward a cure. In particular, we are interested in how people view the potential risks and benefits of different kinds of strategies (a strategy might involve taking different combinations of pills and injections for several weeks and then seeing what happens) and how they view these strategies compared to current HIV medications.
Engaging people living with HIV in the dialogue on HIV cure:
The opinions of people living with HIV are very important for us to focus time, money and attention on research that will lead to HIV cure strategies that will make the most difference in people's lives. The opinions of people with HIV must also be used to help design HIV cure studies that are acceptable, safe and ethical.
We are interested to find out what you think about:
- Your current health and experience with HIV treatment
- Your previous participation in HIV research
- Factors that would affect your motivation to participate in HIV cure-related research
- Factors that you would find most valuable about an HIV cure strategy
- Factors that would represent improvements over your current HIV treatment
- Trade-offs that you would be willing to make in the search for a cure for HIV
More information about the survey: If you are living with HIV and reside in the United States or its territories, are at least 18 years of age, and want to share your opinion with us about HIV cure strategies, we invite you to take the survey. It will take about 30 to 45 minutes to complete, and one in ten of those who choose to participate and enter a drawing will be randomly selected to receive a Visa gift card with a value of $20.00 U.S. dollars.
This research is being conducted by University of North Carolina, Project Inform and the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research.
Take the survey by July 31, 2018
