HIV resistance study seeks answers on dolutegravir failure
NCT ID NCT06762054
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 6,600 people with HIV who have developed resistance to the drug dolutegravir. Researchers want to see if continuing the same medication with extra counseling can still suppress the virus. The goal is to learn more about how resistance develops and how to manage it effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dolutegravir (DTG)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide evidence on whether continuing DTG-based therapy with enhanced counseling is effective for managing resistance, potentially simplifying treatment guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all populations, and resistance patterns could limit viral suppression.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 6,600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Participants will be recruited without advertisement from the pool of patients receiving routine outpatient HIV care at the study sites and at surrounding HIV clinics in 8 central study sites in Kenya, 1 central study site in Tanzania (enrolling from surrounding care and treatment centres in Dar es Salaam), 6 study sites in Mozambique, and 5 study sites in Lesotho. The target sample size for this study is 6,600 participants. Participants who develop DTG-associated DRMs during cohort follow-up will be assessed for eligibility into a clinical trial assessing the optimal management of people who develop drug resistance to DTG-based ART (Ndovu RCT).
- Ages
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1 year 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Able and willing to provide informed consent (assent as appropriate and legal guardian consent if \< 18 years) * Age ≥ 1 years * Documented HIV-1 infection as confirmed by national HIV testing standards at the respective study sites * On a DTG-based ART regimen for at least six months * Most recent HIV-1 RNA ≥ 1,000 copies/mL within 3 months prior to enrolment, taken after at least 6 months on current ART regimen Exclusion Criteria: * Has switched ART regimen for confirmed or suspected HIV treatment failure while on a PI- or INSTI-based regimen * Any reason which, in the investigator's opinion, will significantly prevent the collection of viral load levels such as relocation to another area outside of the trial sites or imminent death * Concomitant NNRTI or PI while on DTG
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
9 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bomu Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMombasa, Kenya
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Butha-Buthe District Hospital
RECRUITINGButha-Buthe, Lesotho
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CS Machava II
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMaputo, Mozambique
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CS Ndlavela
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMaputo, Mozambique
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CS Ponta Gea
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeira, Sofala, Mozambique
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Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital
RECRUITINGKisumu, Kenya
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Kenyatta National Hospital
RECRUITINGNairobi, 00100, Kenya
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MUHAS Clinical Trial Unit
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Mokhotlong District Hospital
RECRUITINGMokhotlong, Lesotho
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