Evaluation of Low-dose Darunavir in a Switch Study

Summary

This is a switch study to assess the non-inferiority (in terms of efficacy and safety) of darunavir (boosted with ritonavir, DRV/r 400mg/100mg daily) when compared with lopinavir (boosted with ritonavir, LPV/r total dose 800mg/200mg daily), in combination with a nucleoside backbone, administered as a second line therapy in HIV positive individuals.

Timeline

Start

2016-06-30

Primary completion

2018-05-16

Completion

2018-05-16

Publications

• Draaijer M, Lalla-Edward ST, Venter WDF, Vos A. Phone Calls to Retain Research Participants and Determinants of Reachability in an African Setting: Observational Study. JMIR Form Res. 2020 Sep 30;4(9):e19138. doi: 10.2196/19138.
• Venter WDF, Moorhouse M, Sokhela S, Serenata C, Akpomiemie G, Qavi A, Mashabane N, Arulappan N, Sim JW, Sinxadi PZ, Wiesner L, Maharaj E, Wallis C, Boyles T, Ripin D, Stacey S, Chitauri G, Hill A. Low-dose ritonavir-boosted darunavir once daily versus ritonavir-boosted lopinavir for participants with less than 50 HIV RNA copies per mL (WRHI 052): a randomised, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet HIV. 2019 Jul;6(7):e428-e437. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(19)30081-5. Epub 2019 Jun 12.

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