HIV remission safety check: what happens when treatment stops?
NCT ID NCT02761200
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 100 HIV patients who were diagnosed early and started antiretroviral therapy (ART) right away. After they completed a research protocol that included a temporary stop of their HIV medications (called an analytic treatment interruption), they join this study for ongoing monitoring. The goal is to track safety, viral rebound, and when they need to restart ART, providing essential information for future HIV remission research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide crucial safety data to guide future HIV remission trials, potentially moving us closer to a cure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only monitors participants who have already stopped therapy, so it cannot test new interventions or guarantee any direct benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Mar 2016
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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.
Who is studied
This study will recruit adults aged 18 years and older at the time of documented acute HIV infection (Fiebig stage I to V) and initiation of ART in Bangkok, Thailand, who have completed clinical research protocols that included analytic treatment interruption (ATI).
- 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: * Man or woman aged ≥18 years. * Enrolled in RV254 study. * Completed clinical research protocol that included ATI within one month of enrollment in this protocol. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent or, in the case of illiteracy, witnessed verbal informed consent with documentation of a thumbprint in lieu of a signature. * Able to participate in study visits for up to 144 weeks. * Willing to have photo or fingerprint taken for identification purposes. * Female-specific criteria: Agrees not to become pregnant while not receiving ART. If a woman is sexually active and has no history of hysterectomy or tubal ligation or menopause, she must agree to engage in abstinence, use a prescription birth control method or use a barrier birth control method while not receiving ART. Exclusion Criteria: * History of a medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of investigator, would jeopardize the safety or rights of the subject, such as a condition that would interfere with or serve as a contraindication to adherence to the study protocol or ability to give informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RECRUITINGBangkok, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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