South Africa's experience of the closure of the cellulose sulphate microbicide trial

PLoS Med. 2007 Jul;4(7):e235. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040235.

Abstract

The researchers who conducted the cellulose sulphate microbicide trial share the lessons they learned from the trial's early closure.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cellulose / administration & dosage
  • Cellulose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cellulose / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Gels
  • Geography
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV Infections / psychology
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Patient Compliance / psychology
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
  • South Africa
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Gels
  • Cellulose
  • cellulose sulfate