Can a vaccine mix help the body fight HIV? early trial begins
NCT ID NCT07182838
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase trial tests a combination of HIV GP160 protein and BCG vaccine (used for tuberculosis) in 20 HIV-positive people without AIDS symptoms. The goal is to see if the mix can activate the immune system to recognize and kill HIV. It is a small proof-of-concept study, not a large effectiveness trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HIV GP160 plus BCG vaccine mix
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new way to help the immune system control HIV without lifelong medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small proof-of-concept trial with only 20 participants. It is designed to test safety and basic activity, not to prove effectiveness. Many early-stage ideas do not lead to approved treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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24 to 64 years
- 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.
* Conducting an initial small, controlled trial to assess therapeutic biologics activity (proof-of-concept) that suggests the potential for clinical benefit of HIV (+) patients. * 20 HIV (+) patients Inclusion Criteria: * HIV Positive * Positive testing by standard RT-PCR assay or equivalent testing * No AIDS Symptoms * No clinical signs indicative of Severe or Critical Illness Severity * Sign Informed Consent Form Exclusion Criteria: * Severe or Critical Illness Severity * Pregnancy * Breast-feeding * The patients with other serious inter-current illness * Serious Allergy * Serious Bleed or Clot Tendency * Serious side-effects of the biological product * The prohibition of the biological product
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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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Medicine Invention Design Incorporation - IORG0007849 - NPI 1023387701
Rockville, Maryland, 20853, United States
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