New HIV pill for kids pulled before start
NCT ID NCT06139796
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to test a new solid tablet combining two HIV drugs (darunavir and ritonavir) for children aged 3 and older weighing 10-25 kg. The goal was to find the right dose and check safety and acceptability. However, the trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Darunavir/Ritonavir (DRV/r) 120/20 mg fixed-dose combination tablet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more convenient, child-friendly tablet option for treating HIV in children.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data will be collected. The formulation may still need further testing in future studies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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3 to 17 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * • Confirmed HIV-1 infection * Aged ≥ 3 years * With unsuppressed viral load (HIV-1 RNA viral load \> 1000 c/mL) on ART-regimen and eligible to switch to new DRV/r 120/20 mg-based regimen per investigator's judgement * Able to swallow the 120/20 mg DRV/r tablets * Willing to receive the 120/20 mg DRV/r tablets * Parents or guardians, and children where appropriate, willing and able to give informed consent and to adhere to the protocol * Cohort-specific inclusion criteria: Cohort A: * Have 1 or 2 DRV resistance-associated mutations (RAMs)\* * Weigh 10 to \<25 kg at screening Cohort B: * Have no DRV RAMs\* * Weigh 10 to \<20 kg at screening. \*DRV RAMs: V11I, V32I, L33F, I47V, I50V, I54M, I54L, T74P, L76V, I84V and L89V Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of \>2 darunavir RAMs\* * Failure of protease genotypic resistance testing at baseline, except if treatment history indicates that it is very unlikely * Resistance to all NRTI available in the country or impossibility to define an OBT * Intercurrent illness (enrolment can take place after the illness resolves) * Creatinine ≥ 1.8 Upper Limit of Normal (ULN) or ALT ≥ 5 ULN or (ALT ≥ 3 ULN and bilirubin ≥2 ULN) at screening. * Severe hepatic impairment or unstable liver disease (as defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy, hypoalbuminemia, oesophageal or gastric varices, or persistent jaundice), or known biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones) * History or presence of known allergy or other contraindication to DRV/r or their components as described in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) * Concomitant medications that may interact with the current antiretroviral treatment, in particular TB drugs (i.e: rifampicin, rifabutin, rifapentine, …).
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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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Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation
Kampala, Uganda, 72052, Uganda
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Centre Hospitalier National d'Enfants Albert Royer
Dakar, Senegal, 25755, Senegal
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Centre Mère et Enfant de la Fondation Chantal Biya
Yaoundé, Cameroon, 1, Cameroon
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Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)
Kampala, Uganda
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University of Zimbabwe Clinical Research Centre (UZCRC)
Harare, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
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