Reports on HIV/AIDS: 1990

APPENDIX 2
SClinical
Trials
Information
Service

Providing the Latest
Information on Clinical
Trials for HIV and AIDS

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The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) is a central resource providing
current information on federally and privately sponsored clinical trials for AIDS
patients and others infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This free
service is a Public Health Service (PHS) project provided collaboratively by the
Centers for Disease Control, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Library of Medicine.
AIDS clinical trials evaluate experimental drugs and other therapies for adults and
children at all stages of HIV infection-from patients who are HIV-positive with no
symptoms to those with various symptoms of AIDS.
Access Up-to-Date, Accurate Information
The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service is free and easy to use-one toll-free
number puts callers in touch with experienced health specialists who provide
information about AIDS clinical trials. These specialists access a database featuring
up-to-date, accurate information on AIDS studies currently underway. The database
is updated each week.
The Service's health specialists are available to answer questions from individuals
infected with HIV, their families, and health professionals. A bilingual specialist is
available to talk to Spanish-speaking callers. Specialists provide information on:
* Purpose of the study protocol
m Studies that are open
m Study locations
* Eligibility requirements and exclusion criteria
m Names and telephone numbers of contact persons
Callers can receive this information over the telephone; also available, on request, are
searches of the clinical trials database. The information can also be accessed directly
through two online databases, AIDSTRIALS and AIDSDRUGS, available through the
National Library of Medicine, by calling 1-800-638-8480 or 301-496-6193 in Maryland.
1-800-TRIALS-A (1-800-874-2572)
The to-free lne is available in the U.S., U.S. teitwories, and Canada

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