Shingles shot put to the test in older HIV patients

NCT ID NCT05575830

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how well the Shingrix vaccine protects against shingles in people over 50 living with HIV, compared to healthy adults of the same age and gender. About 225 participants will receive two doses of the vaccine and be monitored for one year. The goal is to see if the vaccine triggers a strong immune response and is safe in this group.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Shingrix (recombinant zoster vaccine)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that the Shingrix vaccine works well in older adults with HIV, helping prevent shingles in this group.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 4 study, so the vaccine is already approved. The main question is whether it works as well in people with HIV, but immune responses may be weaker, and side effects like injection-site reactions are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease herpes zoster prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bern University Hospital (Inselspital)

    Bern, Canton of Bern, 3010, Switzerland

  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Haut-Lévèque

    Pessac, Gironde, 33604, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudoise (CHUV)

    Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland

  • Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale

    Lugano, Canton Ticino, 6900, Switzerland

  • Hôpital Saint-André, CHU de Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 33075, France

  • Kantonsspital

    Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, 9007, Switzerland

  • SMIT - Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Le Tripode -Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin

    Bordeaux, France, 33000, France

  • University Hospital Basel

    Basel, Basel, 4031, Switzerland

  • University Hospital Zurich

    Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

  • University Hospitals of Geneva

    Geneva, Canton of Geneva, 1205, Switzerland