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Study identifier: NCT07181486 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Safety Study of MucoCept-CVN

Condition: HIV -1 Infection  ·  Sponsor: Craig Cohen, MD, MPH

PhasePhase 1
Planned participants12
Who can joinFemale, 18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

MucoCept-CVN uses a Lactobacillus strain native to the human vagina that is modified into a live biotherapeutic product (LBP) that continuously expresses a potent anti-HIV drug. If research shows that MucoCept-CVN is safe and effective, it could become a self-renewing, female-initiated prevention product for women that promotes vaginal health and provides protection from HIV. The goal of this first-in-human Phase 1 dose-ranging, randomized, placebo-controlled study of MucoCept-CVN is to collect data on safety, colonization, changes to the vaginal microbiota and clearance of the strain with antibiotics. Twelve healthy women will be enrolled and take either one or three doses of MucoCept-CVN or placebo, and a week later will receive antibiotics to clear the Lactobacillus strain. If research shows that MucoCept-CVN is safe and effective, it could become a self-renewing, long-acting, female-initiated prevention product for women that promotes vaginal health and provides protection from HIV.

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Talk to the study team

Anke Hemmerling, MD, PhD, MPH  ·  415-322-0533  ·  anke.hemmerling@ucsf.edu

Craig R Cohen, MD, MPH  ·  craig.cohen@ucsf.edu

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Locations (1)

UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco, California, United StatesRecruiting

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