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Pee test could revolutionize HIV treatment adherence

NCT ID NCT06423612

Disease control Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 20, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether a low-cost, point-of-care urine test can help people with HIV who are not virally suppressed stick to their antiretroviral therapy. Participants provide a urine sample that is immediately tested for the presence of the drug tenofovir. Based on the result, they receive enhanced counseling to improve adherence. The study aims to see if this real-time feedback leads to better viral suppression rates compared to standard care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
point-of-care urine test to measure adherence to antiretroviral therapy, with enhanced counseling based on results
What this could lead to
If effective, this simple and cheap urine test could help more people with HIV achieve viral suppression, improving health and reducing transmission.
What could go wrong
This is a single trial in one region, and the test only measures recent adherence. It may not work for everyone or in different settings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 500 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: Aim 1: Individuals ≥18 years of age at the initial screening visit living with HIV, prescribed ART for at least three months, and are not virally suppressed. Aim 2: Same as Aim 1 for the acceptability survey and in-depth interviews. HIV care providers in the selected clinic sites for the feasibility survey and in-depth interviews. Aim 3: Same as Aim 1 for the cost-effectiveness study. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in another ART adherence intervention * Patients on ART regimen that does not include Tenofovir * HIV care providers from non-study sites Failure to provide written consent

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Art adherence

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation

    RECRUITING

    East London, South Africa

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