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NCT07047716Active, not recruitingPhase 3

Study of Lenacapavir as a Once-Yearly Injection for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

A Phase 3, Single-Arm Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Once-Yearly Intramuscular Lenacapavir for HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in People With an Indication for PrEP

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Aug 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical study is to learn more about the study drug lenacapavir (LEN), safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (how LEN is absorbed, modified, distributed, and removed from the body of the participants) of once-yearly intramuscular for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in people with an indication for PrEP. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and the safety and tolerability of intramuscular (IM) every 12 months (Q12M) LEN for PrEP among people with an indication for PrEP.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
339 (actual)
First submitted
24 Jun 2025
Start date
22 Jul 2025
Primary completion date
30 Sept 2028
Lead sponsor
Gilead Sciences
Diseases
HIV
NCT number
NCT07047716

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 339
  • From 22 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Sept 2028
  • 31 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Prior use of oral LEN in the past 90 days or subcutaneous LEN in the past 18 months
    • Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Other illness

  • Current signs or symptoms suggesting HIV infection
  • Acute viral hepatitis A, B, or C or evidence of chronic hepatitis B or C infection
  • Severe hepatic impairment or a history of or current clinical decompensated liver cirrhosis (eg, ascites, encephalopathy, variceal bleeding)
  • Past or current participation in HIV vaccine or HIV broadly neutralizing antibody study unless participant provides documentation of receipt of placebo (ie, not active product)

Who the study is looking for

  • At least 16 years of age at screening.
  • Receptive anal or vaginal sex in the past 6 months and at least 1 of the following:
    • Condomless receptive sex (vaginal or anal) with 1 or more sex partners of unknown HIV status during the past 6 months
    • For a person who has engaged in anal sex in the past 6 months: diagnosis of syphilis, gonorrhea, or chlamydia in the past 6 months
    • For a person who has engaged in vaginal sex in the past 6 months: diagnosis of syphilis or gonorrhea in the past 6 months
    • Sex with partner known to be living with HIV with an unknown or detectable viral load in the past 6 months
  • Negative local rapid fourth generation HIV-1/2 antibody (Ab)/antigen (Ag) test, central fourth generation HIV-1/2 Ab/Ag, and HIV-1 RNA quantitative nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) at screening.

Age in the registry: 16 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (31)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The Hope Clinic of Emory University
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Ponce de Leon Center Clinical Research Site
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
Central Texas Clinical Research
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AustinUnited StatesUnknown status
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Clinical Research Unit
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BaltimoreUnited StatesUnknown status
Be Well Medical Center
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BerkleyUnited StatesUnknown status
UAB Sexual Health Research Clinic
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BirminghamUnited StatesUnknown status
Fenway Health
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
NC TraCS Institute - CTRC University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel HillUnited StatesUnknown status
Howard Brown Health Center
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC), Center for Dissemination and Implementation Sciences (CDIS)
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
Midway Immunology and Research Center
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Ft. PierceUnited StatesUnknown status
The Crofoot Research Center
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
UCLA Clinic Care
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Ruane Clinical Research Group Inc.
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
UCLA Vine Street Clinic
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
Mills Clinical Research
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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MemphisUnited StatesUnknown status
The ID Prevention Research Unit
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MiamiUnited StatesUnknown status
Yale University; School of Medicine; AIDS Program
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
University Medical Center
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New OrleansUnited StatesUnknown status
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Clinical and Translational Research Center
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
BIOS Clinical Research
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Palm SpringsUnited StatesUnknown status
Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers, Jonathan Lax Treatment Center
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Penn Prevention Unit
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
UCSD AntiViral Research Center (AVRC)
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San DiegoUnited StatesUnknown status
Bridge HIV, San Francisco Department of Public Health
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status
Vaccine Trials Unit - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center / University of Washington
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
University of South Florida - Curran Children's Health Center
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status
ICAP at Columbia University- Bronx Prevention Center
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The BronxUnited StatesUnknown status
Whitman-Walker Institute, Inc.
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status
Children's National Hospital
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status

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