Sciencenow article -- Cohen 2005 (204): 2 Sciencenow (Subscription required (I think).
"The Ministry of Health in Cameroon yesterday suspended a study of HIV transmission to uninfected sex workers. The suspension was in response to a campaign by the AIDS activist group ACT UP Paris, which has branded the studies 'unethical' and accuses the researchers of using participants as 'guinea pigs.'"
The study intended to be in operation for one year began in June and completed enrollment in December. The trial, run by Family Health International (FHI), involves 400 participants (mostly sex workers) who are at high risk of becoming infected with HIV and who are randomized to either take daily doses of the drug tenofovir or a placebo. All volunteers receive counseling about how condoms help prevent HIV infection. The study received approval from the Ministry of Health, as well as institutional review boards in Cameroon and the United States.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
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