Could a weekly shot replace daily HIV pills? new trial hints at possibility
NCT ID NCT06061536
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed Phase 2 trial tested a new drug called lipovirtide, given as a weekly or biweekly injection, along with daily oral HIV medications. The study enrolled 64 HIV-positive adults who had never taken antiviral drugs before. Researchers measured how many participants had undetectable virus levels after 169 days, aiming to find the best dose and check safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lipovirtide (a weekly or biweekly injection) combined with daily oral nucleoside drugs (3TC and TDF)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a less frequent treatment option for HIV, reducing the burden of daily pills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early Phase 2 study with only 64 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and the best dose and safety profile are still being determined.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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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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: 1. age≥18 years (including the critical value) when signed the informed consent form ,.male or female. 2. Untreated, confirmed HIV-1 infected patients; 3. HIV RNA viral load≥1000 copies/mL; 4. CD4+ T cell counts≥200 cells/mm3; 5. Subjects who have no plans for conception within the 2 weeks prior to screening and 3 months after the end of the trial, and who agree to use effective non-pharmacological contraceptive measures during the trial; 6. Sign informed consent prior to the test and fully understand the purpose, nature, methods, and possible adverse reactions, and be willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with an allergy history or hypersensitivity to any component or excipient of the investigational drug; 2. Subjects with severe opportunistic infections or opportunistic tumors; 3. Subjects with confirmed AIDS or in the acute infection stage; 4. Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg)/hepatitis C virus antibody (HCV-Ab) Positive; 5. ALT and/or AST≥5×ULN; 6. ALT≥3×ULN and total bilirubin≥2×ULN (direct bilirubin/total bilirubin\>35%; 7. GFR\<70ml/min/1.73m2 (estimated from creatinine values based on the CKD-EPI Creatinine 2009 Equation), or creatinine ≥ULN; 8. Subjects with severe and uncontrolled chronic diseases, metabolic diseases, neurological and psychiatric diseases; 9. Subjects with a pancreatitis disease history ever before; 10. Subjects who are pregnant or lactating women; 11. Subjects with a history of drug abuse, alcoholism, or substance misuse; 12. Any clinical trials in the 3 months prior to the screening of the trial; 13)Subjects may not be able to complete this study or other investigators' judgment for other reasons.
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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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Tianjin Second People's Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300000, China
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