Funding
INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ALLERGY
The study was designed and implemented by the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN). From 2006 until November 30, 2021, the MTN was an HIV/AIDS clinical trial network funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (UM1AI068633, UM1AI068615, UM1AI106707), with co-funding from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Mental Health, all components of the US National Institutes of Health. The rectal placebo inserts used in this study were provided by CONRAD as part of a project entitled Development of Novel On-Demand and Longer-Acting Microbicide Product Leads funded by a cooperative agreement between the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Eastern Virginia Medical School (AID-OAA-A-14–00010).