HIV care and outcomes network in Caribbean, Central & South America
Caribbean, Central, and South America network for HIV Epidemiology (CCASAnet)
This project links hospitals and clinics across the Caribbean, Central and South America to combine patient data and improve care for people living with HIV, including pregnant women and people treated for tuberculosis.
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-11388032 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you receive care at a participating clinic, your de-identified health information can be combined with others in the network to learn about long-term HIV care, retention in care, and treatment outcomes. The network brings together sites in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru with a coordinating center in the United States to harmonize and analyze patient databases. The team will follow people over time to study those lost to follow-up, outcomes for pregnant people, and how non-communicable diseases and tuberculosis affect people with and without HIV. The program also supports training and data-management mentoring to strengthen local research and clinical care capacity.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People living with HIV who receive care at one of the participating clinics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, or Peru, including pregnant people, adolescents, and patients treated for tuberculosis, are the main candidates for inclusion.
Not a fit: People who do not have HIV or who do not receive care at participating sites (or live outside the listed countries) are unlikely to be included or see direct benefit from this network.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help clinics improve retention, tailor treatments for pregnant people and TB patients, and guide policies to reduce complications from non-communicable diseases in people with HIV.
How similar studies have performed: This project builds on the established CCASAnet and the larger leDEA collaboration, which since 2006 have produced influential findings that have informed HIV care and policy in the region.
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.