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Nucleosides And Darunavir/Dolutegravir In Africa

NCT03988452

RandomizedFactorialOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This trial evaluates options for second-line antiretroviral therapy in patients failing on a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and tenofovir (TDF)-based first-line regimen in the setting of the public health approach in sub-Saharan Africa (with assumed substantial nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) cross-resistance). The trial tests two hypotheses. Firstly that a regimen of dolutegravir (DTG) with two NRTIs is non-inferior to a regimen of ritonavir-boosted darunavir (DRV/r) with two NRTIs. Secondly that continuing an NRTI regimen of TDF and lamivudine (3TC) is non-inferior to switching to zidovudine (ZDV) and 3TC. The trial is a parallel group, open-label, multi-centre, factorial (2X2) randomised, controlled trial. Patients will be randomised to either DTG or DRV/r with a second randomisation to ZDV and 3TC or TDF and 3TC. Treatment efficacy will be monitored by testing viral load (VL). Analyses will compare DRV/r with DTG; and ZDV/3TC with TDF/3TC by intention to treat analysis on the primary outcome parameter of plasma VL below 400 copies/ml at 48 weeks. Trial follow-up will continue to 96 weeks.

Timeline

Start
2019-07-30
Primary completion
2020-09-30
Completion
2021-09-30

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Darunavir Small molecule 800 mg Oral
Subject Dolutegravir Other / unclassified 50 mg Oral
Subject Tenofovir Small molecule 300 mg Oral
Subject Zidovudine Small molecule 150 mg Oral
Subject Zidovudine Small molecule 300 mg Oral
Background Lamivudine Other / unclassified 150 mg Oral
Background Lamivudine Other / unclassified 300 mg Oral
Background Ritonavir Other / unclassified 100 mg Oral