Home HIV test study pulled before it even started
NCT ID NCT05418790
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study aimed to see if a home viral load test (TASSO device) is accurate and easy to use for people starting HIV treatment or trying to lower a high viral load. Participants would have collected samples at home and in the clinic. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no data was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TASSO device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that home viral load tests are reliable and easy to use, making HIV monitoring more convenient.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results are available. It was a small pilot, so even if done, findings might not apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Finished
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Jun 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: * Persons living with HIV starting an ART regimen or working to suppress a previously detectable viral load ≥ 5,000 copies/mL Exclusion Criteria: * Persons living with HIV suppressed on ART regimen.
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