New HIV prevention shots could protect breastfeeding moms and their babies
NCT ID NCT05986084
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether long-acting HIV prevention shots (CAB-LA) are safe and work well for breastfeeding mothers after childbirth. About 500 new mothers in Botswana will get the shots and be followed for 24 months along with their babies. The goal is to see if this method can prevent HIV infection in a high-risk group while keeping both mom and infant healthy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- 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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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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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Female participants only
- 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: 1. Mother 18 years of age or older and willing and able to provide an informed consent 2. \< 14 days after delivery (calendar day of birth = day 0) 3. Negative HIV screening test (conducted at the time of enrollment) 4. Mother \<30 years old or has had \< 3 prior pregnancies (Gravida 1, 2, or 3 including this pregnancy) 5. Plan to stay and receive postpartum and pediatric care in the Gaborone or Molepolole region for 24 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Receiving carbemazapine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, oxycarbazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, systemic dexamethasone (\>1 dose oral/IV), or St. John's wort 2. Suspected to have, recently diagnosed with, or on treatment for TB (due to interaction with rifampin) 3. Previous hypersensitivity reaction to CAB or other INSTI 4. Unstable medical or psychiatric condition making it unlikely they will be able to adhere to injections every 8 weeks 5. Plan for pediatric and post-partum care outside the government system (private clinics) 6. Inflammatory skin condition that compromises the safety of the intramuscular injection 7. Weight \<35kg
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership
Gaborone, Botswana
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