What Does the Study Involve?
You will first come into the participating site where you will be asked to review and sign an informed consent form. During the initial visit, you will have an HIV test and other lab tests done and be asked more questions by the staff to see if you meet all the eligibility criteria for the study.
If you do not have HIV and meet all the eligibility criteria, you can choose to participate in the second part of the study.
If you are confirmed to have HIV, we will link you to HIV care in your community.
Everyone who enrolls in the study will receive either a daily pill (Truvada, F/TDF) or an injection given every 6 months (lenacapavir).
This study will last approximately 2.5 years.
- Which drug you receive will be determined by chance
- You will receive a study drug, which may be lenacapavir (1 out of 2 chance) or F/TDF (1 out of 2 chance) for approximately 1 year in the first part of the study
- When the first part of the study is over, you will transition to the second phase of the study where everyone receives daily oral F/TDF for approximately 1.5 years