Tenofovir/Levonorgestrel Intravaginal Ring and Tenofovir Intravaginal Ring

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of, and the tolerability and acceptance of an intravaginal ring (IVR) delivering both tenofovir and levonorgestrel (TFV/LNG) and an IVR delivering TFV only, compared to a placebo IVR, in women in Western Kenya.

Timeline

Start

2018-12-12

Primary completion

2019-08-20

Completion

2020-04

Publications

• Background Thurman AR, Schwartz JL, Brache V, Clark MR, McCormick T, Chandra N, Marzinke MA, Stanczyk FZ, Dezzutti CS, Hillier SL, Herold BC, Fichorova R, Asin SN, Rollenhagen C, Weiner D, Kiser P, Doncel GF. Randomized, placebo controlled phase I trial of safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and acceptability of tenofovir and tenofovir plus levonorgestrel vaginal rings in women. PLoS One. 2018 Jun 28;13(6):e0199778. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199778. eCollection 2018.
• Mugo NR, Mudhune V, Heffron R, Thomas KK, McLellan-Lemal E, Njoroge B, Peacock S, O'Connor SM, Nyagol B, Ouma E, Ridzon R, Wiener J, Isoherranen N, Erikson DW, Ouattara LA, Yousefieh N, Jacot TA, Haaland RE, Morrison SA, Haugen HS, Thurman AR, Allen SA, Baeten JM, Samandari T, Doncel GF. Randomized controlled phase IIa clinical trial of safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of tenofovir and tenofovir plus levonorgestrel releasing intravaginal rings used by women in Kenya. Front Reprod Health. 2023 Jun 13;5:1118030. doi: 10.3389/frph.2023.1118030. eCollection 2023.
• McLellan-Lemal E, Deaton SR, Betts JE, Ondenge K, Mudhune V, O'Connor SM, Nyagol B, Thurman AR, Doncel GF, Allen SA, Heffron R, Mugo NR; Kisumu Combined Ring Study (KCRS) Team. Acceptability of an intravaginal ring for simultaneously preventing HIV infection and pregnancy: Qualitative findings of the Kisumu Combined Ring Study, 2019. Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Nov;122:106935. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106935. Epub 2022 Sep 23.
• Dabee S, Mugo N, Mudhune V, McLellan-Lemal E, Peacock S, O'Connor S, Njoroge B, Nyagol B, Thurman AR, Ouma E, Ridzon R, Wiener J, Haugen HS, Gasper M, Feng C, Allen SA, Doncel GF, Jaspan HB, Heffron R; Kisumu Combined Ring Study Team. Genital microbiota of women using a 90 day tenofovir or tenofovir and levonorgestrel intravaginal ring in a placebo controlled randomized safety trial in Kenya. Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 14;12(1):12040. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13475-9.

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