Implementing Oral (Event-driven and Daily) and Long-acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Mobile Men in Sub-Saharan Africa

Summary

Title: Implementing oral (event-driven and daily) and long-acting Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in mobile men in Sub-Saharan Africa Design: A mixed method, multi-setting, multi-country, phase 3b, open-label, hybrid type 2 implementation and effectiveness randomized controlled trial (RCT). The trial will be carried out in 400 HIV negative men aged 18+ years in South Africa and Uganda. Men will be randomized 1:1 to either Group A: oral Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF-FTC) PrEP (event-driven or daily) or Group B: Long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) over 9-months. After 9-months participants from both groups will be offered choice of PrEP (oral TDF-FTC or CAB-LA) for a further 9-months, with the ability to change choice as required. Various strategies to support PrEP adoption, initiation, and persistence will be implemented, monitored, and reported on using a RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) implementation science framework. Treatment: CAB-LA or oral TDF-FTC Duration: 18 months

Timeline

Start

2024-04-01

Primary completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2027-04-01

Publications

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