Researchers are looking for new medicines to prevent HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1) infection. The goals of this study are to learn: * If taking MK-8527 once a month works to prevent HIV-1 infection better than a standard (usual) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) taken once a day * About the safety of MK-8527 and if people tolerate it
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
4,580
Number of Participants with Adjudicated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Infection
The number of participants with adjudicated HIV-1 infection will be presented.
Time frame: Up to ~2 years
Number of Participants who Experience At Least One Adverse Event (AE)
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants that experienced AEs will be presented.
Time frame: Up to ~2 years
Number of Participants who Discontinue Study Intervention Due to an AE
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants that discontinued study intervention due to an AE will be presented.
Time frame: Up to ~2 years
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