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The Canadian HIV Trials Network

The Canadian HIV Trials Network
The Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) is a federally funded, non-profit national organization created to facilitate HIV/AIDS clinical trial activity in Canada. The network is comprised of a national head office located at St.. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, six regional offices in five regions and three dozen satellite sites. CTN and the Centre have worked side-by-side since it was founded in 1990 by Centre doctors Julio Montaner, Martin Schechter and Michael O’Shaughnesy. CTN has established itself as a facilitator of some of the world’s most innovative, ethical and cost-effective HIV trials, as well as those undertaken by the Centre’s clinical research team. The Centre offers a variety of facilities and services that support Phase 2b, 3 and 4 clinical trials. The partnership of the Centre, the CTN and Prime Trials make Vancouver ideally situated to deliver comprehensive HIV/AIDS Phase 1 to 4 clinical trial services.

Facilities

Access to a diverse HIV/AIDS patient population.
Management and staff with extensive HIV/AIDS and GCP expertise.
Ability to perform routine CD4 cell counts and viral load testing.
Advanced capabilities to perform genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance testing, therapeutic drug level monitoring, adherence monitoring, mitochondrial toxicity and assessment of other viruses (CAP and CLIA accredited ).
Capability for population-based studies and cost-effectiveness analysis.

Services

Flexible cost-effective partnerships
Government liaison
Protocols and publishing
Administering trials
Data management
Proprietary data collection
Communications


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	PRINT Partnerships The Canadian HIV Trials Network The Canadian HIV Trials Network The Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) is a federally funded, non-profit national organization created to facilitate HIV/AIDS clinical trial activity in Canada. The network is comprised of a national head office located at St.. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, six regional offices in five regions and three dozen satellite sites. CTN and the Centre have worked side-by-side since it was founded in 1990 by Centre doctors Julio Montaner, Martin Schechter and Michael O’Shaughnesy. CTN has established itself as a facilitator of some of the world’s most innovative, ethical and cost-effective HIV trials, as well as those undertaken by the Centre’s clinical research team. The Centre offers a variety of facilities and services that support Phase 2b, 3 and 4 clinical trials. The partnership of the Centre, the CTN and Prime Trials make Vancouver ideally situated to deliver comprehensive HIV/AIDS Phase 1 to 4 clinical trial services. Facilities Access to a diverse HIV/AIDS patient population. Management and staff with extensive HIV/AIDS and GCP expertise. Ability to perform routine CD4 cell counts and viral load testing. Advanced capabilities to perform genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance testing, therapeutic drug level monitoring, adherence monitoring, mitochondrial toxicity and assessment of other viruses (CAP and CLIA accredited ). Capability for population-based studies and cost-effectiveness analysis. Services Flexible cost-effective partnerships Government liaison Protocols and publishing Administering trials Data management Proprietary data collection Communications