Adolescent and young adult HIV prevention and care partners across CNH network
Official title: Children's National Hospital Site Consortium - Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) Operations and Collaborations Center (UM2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funded at Westat, INC. · NIH-11402834 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant supports a national network to improve HIV prevention and care for youths and young adults living with or at risk for HIV.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Westat, INC. NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Bethesda, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | September 22, 2022 |
| Project end | October 9, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $348,214 |
| NIH project number | 5UM2HD111076-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11402834 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
HIV at-risk youths and young adults aged roughly 13–24, and adolescents living with HIV in the DC area and affiliated networks.
✕Less likely to help
The grant focuses on system-level operations and collaborations; individuals not engaged with HIV prevention or treatment services may not experience direct benefits.
What this research studies
The project builds and coordinates collaborations among adolescent medicine sites to deliver optimized HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services for people aged roughly 13 to 24, including preventive strategies like PrEP and ART access. It uses existing CNH relationships and ATN connections to align care delivery, data collection, and site-based activities across multiple locations. The effort focuses on improving health outcomes for diverse youth in DC and surrounding areas by streamlining services, sharing best practices, and supporting coordinated research activities that involve real patients in real-world settings.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Better access to HIV prevention and treatment for adolescents and young adults could lead to fewer new infections and improved health outcomes for those living with HIV.
How similar studies have gone: Past collaborations in ATN networks have shown improvements in recruitment, care linkage, and prevention efforts among youth; this project aims to build on that success.
Where this research is happening
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Westat, INC.
Bethesda, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Rakhmanina, Natella Yurievna — Westat, INC.
- Study coordinator: Rakhmanina, Natella Yurievna
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.