What this phase means
Phase 1: the first tests in people. The main question is safety and dose, not whether it cures the condition. Groups are small. Side effects are watched closely.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Oral VH4524184, VH4524184 Formulation A SC, or Placebo Formulation A SC. The registry lists allocation as randomized. This study wants to identify 1 or more doses of parenterally administered VH4524184 that are safe, well tolerated and yield a PK drug exposure profile necessary to deliver a long-acting antiretroviral therapy for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.
They plan to enroll about 348 people at 5 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Phase 1 Double-Blind (Sponsor-unblinded), Placebo-Controlled Randomized, Single Ascending Dose and Multiple Dose Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Parenterally Administered VH4524184 in Healthy Adults
Interventions: Oral VH4524184, VH4524184 Formulation A SC, Placebo Formulation A SC, rHuPH20, VH4524184 Formulation B SC, Placebo Formulation B SC, VH4524184 Formulation A IM, Placebo Formulation A IM, VH4524184 Formulation B IM, Placebo Formulation B IM
Primary outcome (registry wording): Percentage of participants reporting adverse events (AEs) and related AEs