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HIV study: could shots beat pills for reducing hidden virus and inflammation?
NCT ID NCT05303337
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 120 people with HIV who switch to a long-acting injectable treatment or stay on oral pills. Researchers will measure HIV reservoirs, immune activation, and gut bacteria changes over a year. The goal is to see if injectable therapy reduces inflammation and hidden virus better than standard oral regimens.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy
- What this could lead to
- If this study shows that injectable treatment reduces HIV reservoirs and inflammation better than oral pills, it could point toward improved long-term health for people with HIV.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new cure or therapy. Results may not lead to changes in care, and differences between groups might be small or unclear.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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
People Living with HIV (PLWH)
- 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: * PLWH at a the stable phase of their disease (absence of disease outbreak and absence of treatment modification in the 3 months preceding inclusion), * Subject with ongoing HIV follow-up on an outpatient basis (outpatient or day hospital consultation) in the participating center, and having virological suppression at the threshold of 50 copies / mL for at least 1 year (blips \< 200 copies / mL tolerated during this period) * CD4 + T cell nadir\> 200 / mm3 * Having given free and informed written consent * Being affiliated with or benefiting from a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Persons treated with antibiotics, probiotics, prebiotics or any other treatment that may disrupt the gut microbiota within two month before stool sampling. * Subject only coming for full impatient follow-up
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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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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Européen Marseille
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13003, France
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