New hope for HIV patients who failed long-acting shots: switching to a daily pill
NCT ID NCT07620652
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether switching to a daily pill containing bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF) can help people with HIV who previously did not respond to a long-acting injectable treatment (CAB/RPV LAI). The study includes 30 adults and will check if the switch leads to undetectable virus levels at 24 and 48 weeks. It also monitors safety and immune system changes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (BIC/FTC/TAF)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with HIV who have not responded to a specific long-acting injectable regimen.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatment may not work for those with certain drug resistance mutations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
30 subjects failing CAB/RPV LAI will be included in the study
- 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: * PWH with age \>18 years * PWH with a confirmed virological failure on CAB/RPV LAI in the last three years * PWH without RAMs versus FTC and TAF
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AOU Modena
Modena, MO, 41124, Italy
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