Choice of location may boost HIV prevention persistence
NCT ID NCT07335289
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether letting people choose where they get their follow-up HIV prevention injections (home, community, or clinic) helps them stick with the treatment. 400 HIV-negative adults in Massachusetts will receive the same-day injectable drug lenacapavir and be randomly assigned to either standard clinic follow-up or a choice of location. The main goal is to see if offering choice improves persistence at 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lenacapavir injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that offering flexible follow-up locations (home, community, or clinic) helps more people stay on long-acting HIV prevention, making it easier to scale up.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation trial, not a test of the drug itself. It is early-stage and small (400 people), so results may not apply broadly. The study hasn't started recruiting yet.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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: * HIV negative * Eligible for HIV PrEP per CDC guidelines * Able and willing to provide informed consent * Willing to receive injectable lenacapavir and adhere to study procedures * Residing inMassachusetts with expected availability for 6-month follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Known HIV infection at baseline * Contraindication to lenacapavir injection (e.g., hypersensitivity, significant drug interactions) * Pregnancy at baseline (participants who become pregnant during the trial may remain enrolled if they choose) * Participation in another interventional HIV prevention study * Any condition judged by the investigator to compromise safety or study integrity
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital Sexual Health Clinic
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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