The goal of the DC Cohort is to establish a clinic-based city-wide longitudinal cohort that will describe clinical outcomes, and improve the quality of care for patients diagnosed with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) or at higher risk for acquiring HIV and receiving care in Washington, DC.
All major community and academic clinics treating persons with HIV in the District of Columbia (DC) are included in the "DC Cohort", with consideration to be given subsequently to the inclusion of large private physician practices. Recruitment of persons at higher risk for acquiring HIV will occur in selected clinics based on the numbers of persons estimated to be receiving HIV preventive services at those clinics. Socio-demographics, risk factors, treatments, diagnoses, labs and procedures documented in outpatient medical record systems will be included in the DC Cohort database. Routine reports will be generated every quarter for sites comparing their participants' socio-demographics, clinical status, treatments, and outcomes to all other data in the DC Cohort database, and other comparisons specifically requested by sites. All sites will be provided analytic support in research areas of interest.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
19,000
Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGviral suppression among persons with HIV
The study will assess rates of viral suppression (defined as an HIV RNA test less than 200 copies/ml) from enrollment to 10 years post enrollment.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 10 years from enrollment to the end of study follow up
clinical outcomes persons at higher risk for acquiring HIV
Persons who are receiving HIV preventive services will be followed longitudinally to assess time to HIV positivity from baseline to 5 years post enrollment
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 5 years from enrollment to the end of study follow up period
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Unity Health Care
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Georgetown University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGLa Clinica Del Pueblo
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGWhitman-Walker Health
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGChildren's National Medical Center--Pediatric Clinic
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGWashington Hospital Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGWashington Health Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGFamily and Medical Counseling Service
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGGeorge Washington Medical Faculty Associates
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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