title: A joint clinical research center in Thailand: role in HIV vaccine development.
abstract: In 1992 the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand, collaborated with the Phramongkutklao Army Medical Center to set up the Joint Clinical Research Center (JCRC). The purpose of the Center is to conduct clinical research in support of HIV vaccine development and testing. To date, eight HIV vaccine-related research protocols have been conducted at the JCRC, involving 1,668 volunteers. The JCRC has been, and continues to be, a key site for the transfer of clinical trial expertise to new sites at universities, government clinics and hospitals in Thailand and other countries. Overall rates of follow-up have been excellent, while protocol violations and data clarification errors have been minimal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Retrovirology, US Army Medical Component, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand. morganpa@amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Suchada
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chinaworapong
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Excler
authors.forename: Siriluck
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wongkamheng
authors.forename: Attapon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triampon
authors.forename: Puangmalee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buapunth
authors.forename: Sorachai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nitayaphan
authors.forename: Rodney A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Michael
authors.forename: Pricha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singharaj
authors.forename: Arthur E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D016915:AIDS Vaccines; D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013785:Thailand; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D016915:AIDS Vaccines