Caribbean, Central & South America HIV care and research network
Caribbean, Central, and South America network for HIV Epidemiology (CCASAnet)
This project brings together clinic records from people with HIV across Latin America and the Caribbean to learn how to keep patients in care and improve health.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Vanderbilt University Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Nashville, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11388043 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you have HIV and receive care in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, or Peru, this network combines your clinic records with data from many other sites to look for patterns in care and outcomes. A coordinating center at Vanderbilt harmonizes the information so researchers can study who stops coming to care, how pregnant people with HIV are faring, and how non‑HIV illnesses like diabetes or tuberculosis affect treatment. The team also supports local clinics by training staff, improving data systems, and helping junior researchers in the region. Results are used to guide better clinic practices and design future programs that could reach patients where they get care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people with HIV receiving care at participating clinics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, or Peru, including pregnant people and those treated for TB.
Not a fit: People without HIV or those receiving care outside the participating clinics or countries are unlikely to directly benefit from this network's activities.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could improve retention in HIV care, pregnancy outcomes, and prevention and treatment of conditions like diabetes and tuberculosis for people in the region.
How similar studies have performed: CCASAnet and the larger leDEA collaboration have an established track record since 2006 of producing regional data that have informed HIV care and policy.
Where this research is happening
Nashville, United States
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Castilho, Jessica L — Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Castilho, Jessica L
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 below.