Massive south african trial tests 'Treat All' strategy to stop HIV
NCT ID NCT01509508
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This large study in South Africa tested whether offering HIV treatment to everyone right after diagnosis, instead of waiting until their immune system weakened, could reduce new HIV infections across entire communities. Over 28,000 people from 22 communities took part. The idea is that treating people early lowers the amount of virus in their body, making it much less likely to pass HIV to others.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Atripla (tenofovir/emtricitabine/efavirenz)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this strategy could show that immediate HIV treatment for everyone diagnosed dramatically lowers new infections in a community, pointing toward a way to control the epidemic.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial, but results depend on real-world uptake and adherence. The strategy may not work as well in other settings or populations, and side effects from lifelong medication are a concern.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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28,153 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2012
- Finished
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Jun 2016
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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16 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: * Aged 16 and more * Member of a household in the designated cluster within the Hlabisa sub-district of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa * Able and willing to give written informed consent for trial participation and/or HIV counselling and testing
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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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Hlabisa Hospital
Hlabisa, KwaZulu-Natal, 3937, South Africa
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