Twice-Yearly shot could revolutionize HIV prevention for drug users
NCT ID NCT06101342
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at a new way to prevent HIV in people who inject drugs. It tests a shot given under the skin every 6 months (lenacapavir) and compares it to daily pills. The goal is to see how well the shot works in the body and if it is safe. About 181 people in the US are taking part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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181 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Urine drug screen positive for any drug of misuse including, but not limited to, opioids (eg, fentanyl, heroin), stimulants (eg, cocaine, amphetamines), psychoactive drugs (eg, benzodiazepines), or a combination of these drugs. * Evidence of recent injection (eg, track marks). * Self-report of injection paraphernalia sharing in the prior 30 days. * Hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) negative. * Negative local rapid HIV-1/2 antibody (Ab)/antigen (Ag) test, central HIV-1/2 Ab/Ag, and HIV-1 RNA quantitative nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT). * Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) at least 60 mL/min at screening according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula for creatinine clearance (CLcr). Key Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported history of previous positive results on an HIV test. * Any reactive or positive HIV test result at screening or enrollment, even if HIV infection is not confirmed. * Coenrollment in any other interventional research study or other concurrent studies that may interfere with this study (as provided by self-report or other available documentation) without prior approval from the Medical Monitor/Joint Clinical Management Committee while participating in this study. * Past or current participation in HIV vaccine or HIV broadly neutralizing antibody study unless individual provides documentation of receipt of placebo (ie, not active product). * Prior use of long-acting systemic pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (including cabotegravir (CAB) or islatravir studies). * Acute viral hepatitis A or acute or chronic hepatitis B or C infection. * Have a suspected or known active, serious infection(s) (eg, active tuberculosis, etc). * Evidence of moderate or severe liver fibrosis or a history of or current clinical decompensated liver cirrhosis (eg, ascites, encephalopathy, variceal bleeding). In individuals with active hepatitis C, Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score \> 3.25 (formula provided below). Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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Houston AIDS Research Team CRS
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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ICAP at Columbia University- Bronx Prevention Center
The Bronx, New York, 10451, United States
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Johns Hopkins Medicine Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Clinical Research
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Medicine
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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UCLA Vine Street Clinic
Los Angeles, California, 90038, United States
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UCSD AntiViral Research Center (AVRC)
San Diego, California, 92103, United States
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University of Miami - Converge Miami Building
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Pennsylvania, Division of Infectious Diseases Penn Prevention Research Unit
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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