DATA COLLECTED
Our participants have semi-annual visits at which mSTUDY collects specimens for clinical testing and biorepository storage, issues a clinical exam, and conducts a behavioral assessment. Data from the following measures can be made available for approved sub studies. For more information about the information and specimens we collect, please contact [email protected]. The application for researchers can be found here.
Components (click each Component to see related Procedures):
- Medical history
- Medications
- Physical exam, including rectal exam and ROS if indicated
- Survey to assess sexual behavior, social networks, drug use, etc.
Collect urine samples for the following tests:
- Toxicology screen for marijuana, methamphetamine, amphetamine, opiates, cocaine, nitrites, and ecstasy (MDMA)
- Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)
- Neisseria gonorrhea (GC)
Collect blood specimens for the following tests:
- THIV Antibody (can be done by oral swab Rapid HIV test)
- HIV PCR RNA for viral load
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
- CBC with Diff
- HCV Antibody
- HCV RNA PCR, if needed
- Syphilis RPR (and confirmatory test if needed)
- T-Cell Panel
- Plasma and PBMCs from ~60 mL of blood
- Serum from ~20 mL of blood
- Whole blood (~4 mL EDTA)
- 1 mL of saliva fluid for storage in bio-repository
Collect 1 oral pharyngeal swab for the following tests:
- Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)
- Neisseria gonorrhea (GC)
Self-collect rectal swab for the following tests:
- Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis (CT)
- Rectal Neisseria gonorrhea
- Approximately 100 strands of hair and/or 100 mg of nail clippings will be collected. A clipping of 2-3 mm (about the width of a quarter) from all ten fingernails will give about 100 mg of sample.