HIV prevention shots coming to your local pharmacy?
NCT ID NCT07210125
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving a long-acting HIV prevention shot (lenacapavir) in community pharmacies is practical and acceptable. Seventy-five HIV-negative adults will receive the injection either twice a year or every three months, and researchers will track how many stay on the regimen and whether STI rates change. The goal is to see if pharmacies can help more people access this prevention option.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lenacapavir (long-acting injectable)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that community pharmacies are a convenient and effective place to deliver long-acting HIV prevention shots, potentially expanding access and reducing HIV infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 75 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on feasibility and acceptability, not on directly proving the drug prevents HIV.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older at the time of screening * weight greater than or equal to 35kg * HIV-negative status * Willing to provide informed consent and undergo all required study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Unknown or positive HIV status * Coadministration of drugs that significantly decreases lenacapavir concentrations according to the FDA package insert * Any participant that do not meet criteria for management under the CDTA
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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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Kelley-Ross Pharmacy
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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