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HIV treatment showdown: could simpler drug regimens reduce inflammation?
NCT ID NCT05699785
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at HIV patients over 40 (or those on HIV therapy for over 10 years) who switched to either a three-drug or a two-drug antiretroviral regimen. Researchers will measure markers of inflammation in the blood and track how many patients develop other health conditions over three years. The goal is to see if a simpler, two-drug therapy leads to less inflammation and fewer comorbidities than the standard three-drug approach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- antiretroviral therapy (bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide or dolutegravir/lamivudine)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose the best HIV treatment regimen to reduce long-term inflammation and lower the risk of other health problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it can show links but not prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all HIV patients.
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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.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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.
- 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: * HIV-1 infection * Age \> 40 years or adults with more than 10 years of antiretroviral therapy * Switching to BIC/FTC/TAF or DTG/3TC or DTG+3TC within the last 2 years * Plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load \< 50 copies/ml for more than 6 months * Absence of chronic hepatitis B infection * Absence of genotype mutations on Dolutegravir (DTG) or Bictegravir (BIC) or tenofovir alafenamide TAF * Daily use of antiretroviral therapy * Effective contraception for women of childbearing potential will be requested * Signed informed consent * Enrollment in a Social Security plan Exclusion Criteria: * Non-daily or intermittent antiretroviral therapy regimen (e.g., 4 or 5 days a week) * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Vulnerable persons according to article L.1121-6 of the public health code Persons unable to give consent according to article L.1121-8 of the public health code * Opportunistic infections during curative treatment * HIV-2 infection * Active hepatitis C * Refusal to participate * Withdrawal of informed consent by the patient
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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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CH Simone VEIL
Cannes, 06614, France
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CHU Nice
Nice, France
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