Tiny study checks if HIV meds in pregnancy alter Baby's immune system
NCT ID NCT04024150
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 29 newborns to see if exposure to a class of HIV drugs called anti-integrases (like raltegravir) in the womb affects their immune system at birth. Researchers compared these babies to those exposed to other HIV medications. The goal was to check the diversity of T cells, a key part of the immune system, using a single blood sample taken at birth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anti-integrase antiretroviral drugs (raltegravir, elvitegravir, dolutegravir, bictegravir)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand whether certain HIV medications are safer for the baby's developing immune system during pregnancy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed observational study with only 29 newborns, so results may not apply broadly. It measures immune markers at birth, not long-term health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2021
- 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
Newborns exposed in utero to an antiretroviral therapy and born in the maternities of Paris AP-HP hospitals: Necker, Pitié-Salpétrière, Bichat, Louis Mourier and Cochin (Port-Royal).
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * No parental opposition after information. "Exposed" group : * Newborn at term exposed to raltegravir (RTG) before 8 weeks of gestation and until the end of pregnancy. Children exposed to elvitegravir (ETG), dolutegravir (DTG) or bictegravir (BTG) may be included but will be analyzed separately. "Control" group : \- Term neonate exposed to antiretroviral therapy without anti-integrase. Exclusion Criteria: * Prematurity less than 36 weeks of gestation. * Organ dysfunction. * Acute or chronic fetal distress, need for hospitalization in neonatology, malformation syndrome.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard
Paris, 75018, France
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AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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AP-HP, Hôpital Louis Mourier
Colombes, 92700, France
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AP-HP, Hôpital Necker
Paris, 75015, France
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AP-HP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, 75013, France