Clinical studies

Clinical studies are necessary in order to be able to offer patients affected by HIV infection access to diagnostics and therapy, as well as information and prophylaxis, at the highest level. They are carried out at several centers worldwide and can provide the necessary information on new drugs and treatment methods. The results of these studies have led to a significant increase in both the chances of survival and the quality of life of HIV patients in recent decades.


The Clinical Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at Hannover Medical School participates in several such studies. New patients can be enrolled in some studies, while patient recruitment has already been completed for others. Our physicians will be at your side to work out an optimal care concept for you and will also provide you with information about the trials you may be eligible for. Patients taking part in clinical trials receive comprehensive care in our outpatient clinic. We see around 680 patients a year.

List of all ongoing studies in our outpatient clinic

Study name Study description Status
NEAT 22 cardiovascular risk Dolutegravir (DTG) ongoing
GSK 201637 SWORD switching to dolutegravir plus rilpivirine from integrase inhibitor-based therapy ongoing
Merck III 1439-018 Phase III, safety and efficacy of Doravirine (MK-1439) versus Darunavir - extension ongoing
Prophet pharmacoeconomic study ongoing
Latte-2 GSK1265744 plus abacavir/lamivudine ongoing
CHIP START Strategic timing of antiretroviral treatment ongoing
GSK 201585 ATLAS safety of a two drug regimen of CAB LA + CPV LA compared with maintenance of current ART ongoing
GSK 201584 FLAIR long-acting intramuscular cabotegravir and rilpivirine ongoing
BMS AI468-038 Maturation Inhibitor (MI) Study, Phase IIb ongoing
EuroSIDA New Cohort 10 HIV/HCV co-infected patients ongoing
IDEAL Immediate versus deferred antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients presenting with acute AIDS-defining events terminated
Merck II 1439-007 MK-1439 (NNRTI) Truvada/Sustiva therapy naïve terminated
MARCH STUDY (Maraviroc Switch collaborative study), University of New South Wales) terminated
PROTEA Protease inhibitor (DRV/rtv) in mono or triple therapy suppressed HIV infected subjects terminated
GSK ING113086 Phase III, GSK1349572 (ING) 50 mg once daily to raltegravir 400 mg twice daily terminated
GSK SPRING-1 Phase II-b study with the new GSK integrase inhibitor terminated
ECHAM Liver biopsy study terminated
NEAT 001 Open label randomized two year trial comparing two first-line regimens in HIV infected ART naive subjects: darunavir/r+Tenofovir /emtricitabine vs. darunavir/r+ raltegravir terminated
RKI incidence study Investigation of risk behavior of HIV pos and neg persons terminated
Jansen Cilag SENSE Phase IIb etravirine 400 mg qd vs efavirenz 600mg qd in combination with background 2 NRTis comparing neuropsychiatric adverse event profile in naïve pts. terminated
TMC 114 Mono Open-label DRV/r 800/100 QD vs triple combination DRV/r terminated
VIRO VIR-576 Phase 1/II Dose escalation study terminated
Study BI 1100.1526 Nevirapine ER versus Nevirapine IR, randomization 2:1 terminated
Boehringer Ingelheim Nevirapine extended release 300mg or 400mg QD compared to 200 mg instant release BID in combination with standard background regimen terminated
TMC 278 C 222 Double blind TMC278 75 mg QD vs Efavirenz 600 mg QD in combination with abacavir and lamivudine terminated
Gilead Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/FTC/TDF Single tablet terminated
GSK Zoster 015 I/IIa safety and immunogenicity of GSK herpes zoster vaccine gE/AS01B /Placebo/ 3 doses terminated