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Giving Standardized Estradiol Therapy In Transgender Women to Research Interactions with HIV Therapy: the GET IT RIgHT Study

Clinical Trial Details

The purpose of this study is to see if human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antiretroviral therapy (ART) medicines continue to work well in transgender women (TW) and other individuals identifying as female or transfeminine but with male sex assigned at birth when taken with feminizing hormone therapy (FHT), also known in this study as estradiol. The study will determine if TW remain undetectable while receiving FHT for 48 weeks. Additionally, it will assess if hormone levels change based on the type of HIV medication taken. 

The study drug in this trial is estradiol. Estradiol is used for gender-affirming therapy by TW. Its use in this study is considered investigational, which means it is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for gender-affirming therapy for transgender women. It is FDA approved for other uses. 

This study has three groups and is not randomized. This means that all three groups will receive the study drug estradiol. 

Participants will also have physical exams, provide blood samples, and complete questionnaires regarding goals for estradiol use, nicotine use, and mental health. 

Key Eligibility: 
  1. 18 years of age or older 
  2. Living with HIV taking certain ART medications with a viral load of less than 400 copies. 
  3. Identify as a TW or as a female or transfeminine person with male sex assigned at birth. 
  4. Desire to initiate or restart FHT. 

Detailed eligibility will be reviewed when you contact the study team. 

Study contact by location

Upper East Side - Manhattan

Contact(s)

Caroline Greene, NP
212-746-4177
cag9060@med.cornell.edu

Chelsea - Manhattan

Chelsea Clinical Trial Location

Contact(s)

Caroline Greene, NP
212-746-4177
cag9060@med.cornell.edu

Primary Investigator(s)

Protocol ID(s)

Weill Cornell Medicine IRB #:

2212025483

ClinicalTrials.gov:

NCT06005610

Sponsor:

A5403

Status

Open to Enrollment

Age Group

Adult

Sponsor