Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions Data Harmonization: Rationale and Development of
Micah McCumber1, Demetria Cain2, Sara LeGrand3
1Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States.
Background:
The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) research program aims to defeat the rising HIV epidemic among adolescents and young adults in the United States.
Objective:
This study aims to optimize cross-study analyses and comparisons of standardized measures (variables) collected in the ATN.
Methods:
Guidelines were developed for harmonizing measures to be collected across ATN studies.
Results:
Eight domains were identified for harmonization-Demographics and Socioeconomic Characteristics, Sexual Behavior and Risk, Substance Use and Abuse, HIV-Positive Cascade, HIV-Negative Cascade, Mental Health, Social Support and Isolation, and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Cascade.
Conclusions:
The collection of selected key measures in a uniform manner across studies facilitates the characterization of participant populations, comparisons between studies, and pooled analysis of data from multiple studies.
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