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New HIV prevention pill shows promise in Real-World study
NCT ID NCT04233372
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a three-drug HIV pill called Delstrigo can prevent HIV infection when taken for 28 days after a possible exposure. About 400 adults who came to the emergency room after a potential HIV contact took the pill daily. Researchers tracked how many completed the full course and what side effects occurred.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Delstrigo (doravirine, lamivudine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simpler, well-tolerated option for preventing HIV after a potential exposure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-site, open-label study without a comparison group, so results may not apply broadly. Some people may not complete the full 28-day course.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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399 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2022
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Subjects attending emergency room due to potential HIV exposition of either sex: * Aged 18 years or more. * Who have been exposed to non-occupational HIV and who meet the prerequisites for the current recommendations to begin prophylaxis post-exposition with three antiretroviral drugs. * Who after being fully informed, give their written consent to participate in the study and undergo the tests and examinations required. * Individuals able to do follow up correctly. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women or nursing mothers or women trying to conceive during the study period. * Patients in whom it is known or suspected that the source case has a resistance to one of the drugs from the study treatment regimens. * Treatment with drugs that are contraindicated in the study or products that are in the investigational phase. * Allergic reactions or intolerance to the compounds of the study treatment regiments
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department and HIV & HCV Clinical Research Unit University Hospital Nantes
Nantes, France
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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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