HIV pill break: 4-Day week works as well as daily dosing
NCT ID NCT03256422
First seen Apr 28, 2026 · Last updated May 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested whether people with well-controlled HIV could safely take their antiretroviral medication for 4 consecutive days each week, followed by 3 days off, instead of taking it every day. 640 adults with stable HIV participated. After 48 weeks, the 4-day schedule was found to be as effective as daily therapy at keeping the virus suppressed. This approach could reduce pill burden and side effects for people living with HIV.
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Locations
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Antoine Beclère
Clamart, 92140, France
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Avicenne
Bobigny, 93000, France
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Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94275, France
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CHD de la Roche Sur Yon
La Roche-sur-Yon, 85295, France
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CHI de Créteil
Créteil, 94010, France
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CHRU Jean Minjoz
Besançon, 25030, France
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CHU Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe, 97159, France
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Centre Hospitalier Général de Saint Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire, 44600, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, 94195, France
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Centre Hospitalier René Dubos
Pontoise, 95301, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan
Perpignan, 66046, France
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Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc, 22000, France
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Centre Hospitalier du Mans
Le Mans, 72037, France
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Centre hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Pringy, 74374, France
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Centre hospitalier Victor Dupouy
Argenteuil, 95100, France
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Centre hospitalier sud francilien
Corbeil-Essonnes, 91106, France
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Hôpital Ambroise Paré
Boulogne-Billancourt, 92104, France
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Hôpital André Mignot
Versailles, 78157, France
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Hôpital Bichat
Paris, 75018, France
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Hôpital Bretonneau
Tours, 37044, France
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Hôpital Carémeau
Nîmes, 30029, France
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Hôpital Civil
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Hôpital Delafontaine
Saint-Denis, 93205, France
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Hôpital Dupuytren
Limoges, 87042, France
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Hôpital Edouard Herriot
Lyon, 69437, France
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Hôpital Emile Müller
Mulhouse, France
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Hôpital Européen
Marseille, 13331, France
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Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Paris, 75908, France
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Hôpital Foch
Suresnes, 92151, France
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Hôpital Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Hôpital Gui de Chauliac
Montpellier, 34295, France
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Hôpital Gustave Dron
Tourcoing, 59208, France
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Hôpital Henri Duffaut
Avignon, 84000, France
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Hôpital Henri Mondor
Créteil, 94010, France
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Hôpital La Grave
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hôpital La Meynard Zobda Quitman
Fort-de-France, Martinique, 97261, France
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Hôpital Louis Pasteur
Chartres, 28630, France
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Hôpital Michallon
Grenoble, 38043, France
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Hôpital Necker
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital Nord
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
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Hôpital Pellegrin
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
Paris, 75651, France
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Hôpital Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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Hôpital Purpan
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hôpital Raymond Poincaré
Garches, 92380, France
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Hôpital Robert Debré
Reims, 51100, France
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Hôpital Saint-André
Bordeaux, 33075, France
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Hôpital Saint-Antoine
Paris, 75012, France
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Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, 75475, France
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Hôpital Sainte Marguerite
Marseille, 13274, France
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Hôpital de Brabois
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Hôpital de La Source
Orléans, 45100, France
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Hôpital de l'Archet
Nice, 06202, France
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Hôpital de l'Hôtel Dieu
Nantes, 44093, France
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Hôpital de l'Hôtel Dieu
Paris, 75181, France
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Hôpital de la Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69000, France
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Hôpital de la Côte de Nacre
Caen, 14033, France
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Hôpital du Bocage
Dijon, 21079, France
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Hôtel-Dieu
Paris, 75181, France
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Institut hospitalier franco-britannique
Levallois-Perret, 92309, France
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Jean Verdier
Bondy, 93143, France
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Lariboisière
Paris, 75475, France
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Tenon
Paris, 75970, France
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