Participants | Emory School of Medicine

Participants of the STAR Study will be asked to attend on-site and virtual visits every 3-6 months for about 1.5 to 2 years. Participants may also be asked to attend additional visits for pregnancy or sub-studies.

Overview of Study Participation

Visit Timeline

A baseline (BL) visit is a participant's first appointment and opportunity to get to know the study staff. This vist is also study staff's chance to get to know the participant and collect some information via a questionnaire and specimen collection.

About 6 months following the BL visit, participants will be welcomed back to complete additional questionnaires.

About a year from participants' BL visit, they will be welcomed back for an annual visit to complete additional questionnaires and specimen collection.

About 6 months following the annual visit, participants will be welcomed back to complete additional questionnaires.

Participants who are or become pregnant may be asked to attend additional study visits.

Questionnaires and Specimen Collection

Participants are asked to complete questionnaires at each visit at which they will be asked to answer questions related to their background, health history, family history, and more.

At the BL and annual visits, participants will be asked to give and self-collect specimens with our lab team including blood, saliva, urine, and self-collected genital samples.

*Seropositive participants will be asked to provide a small hair sample in addition to the above.