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HivPhase 4NCT03350672

Validation of a Urine Assay to Measure Tenofovir Levels in Patients Taking Tenofovir Alafenamide

A Phase 4 study testing FTC/TAF in people with Hiv, run by Philadelphia Fight at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with Truvada™ (tenofovir/emtricitabine), in which an HIV-uninfected individual at high risk for contracting HIV takes antiretroviral medications (one pill daily) to maintain blood and genital drug levels sufficient to prevent HIV-1 acquisition, has been validated in several large… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Hiv
What is being tested?
FTC/TAF
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
37 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
16 Nov 2017to 1 May 2018
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Cohort 1(a \& b) Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 or older at the time of signed informed consent
  • Not currently taking commercial Truvada for PrEP or any other investigational, oral medication for the purpose of HIV PrEP
  • Willing and able to independently provide written informed consent
  • Tests HIV negative at time of screening using rapid HIV antibody test or serum antibody/antigen 4th generation HIV test

Cohort 1(a \& b) Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of acute or chronic hepatitis B infection at the time of screening
  • Other clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition, including severe infections requiring treatment such as tuberculosis, as determined by the study investigator
  • Evidence of renal dysfunction (Creatinine Clearance < 30 ml/min) at the time of screening; Use Cockroft-Gault equation: GFR = (140-Age in years) x (Weight in kg) / (72 x serum creatinine)
  • History of bone fractures not explained by trauma
  • Grade 3 laboratory abnormality on screening tests/assessments as defined by the DAIDS grading system
  • Known allergy/sensitivity to the study drug or its components
  • Experiencing decompensated cirrhosis (e.g., ascites, encephalopathy, etc.)
  • Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would make the subject unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with the dosing requirements

Cohort 2 Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 or older at the time of signed informed consent
  • Willing and able to independently provide written informed consent
  • Last viral load < 20 copies/mL within the last four weeks of screening
  • Must be on combination antiretroviral therapy that includes TAF/FTC for at least 6 months
  • Undetectable viral load, as defined by < 50 copies/ml, for at least 6 months

Cohort 2 Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other clinically significant acute or chronic medical condition, including severe infections requiring treatment such as tuberculosis, as determined by the study investigator
  • Evidence of renal dysfunction (Creatinine Clearance < 30 ml/min) at the time of screening; Use Cockroft-Gault equation: GFR = (140-Age in years) x (Weight in kg) / (72 x serum creatinine)
  • Grade 3 laboratory abnormality on screening tests/assessments as defined by the DAIDS grading system
  • Experiencing decompensated cirrhosis (e.g., ascites, encephalopathy, etc.)
  • Any other clinical condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would make the subject unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with the dosing requirements

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Philadelphia FIGHT

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107

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About this study

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with Truvada™ (tenofovir/emtricitabine), in which an HIV-uninfected individual at high risk for contracting HIV takes antiretroviral medications (one pill daily) to maintain blood and genital drug levels sufficient to prevent HIV-1 acquisition, has been validated in several large international trials that have included men who have sex with men and transgender women, heterosexual men and women, and people who use injection drugs, as a potential HIV-1 prevention strategy. HIV prevention interventions such as this, if adequately disseminated and implemented broadly, may help to curb new HIV infections, reduce HIV-associated morbidity and mortality, and reduce health disparities in HIV rates among the most at-risk individuals. Assuring adherence to a daily dose of PrEP is critical for effective protection against HIV infection. A urine-based test to measure PrEP medication levels in the body represents a non-invasive technique to assess adherence and ultimately improve PrEP's protective ability.

TAF/FTC (Descovy™) is a new medication under study for HIV prevention to see if it is as effective as Truvada™. This study is testing whether a urine test can detect this medication in urine.

Read the detailed description

Primary Objectives:

1a) To determine how long TFV is excreted in the urine in patients at steady state of TAF/FTC. Ten healthy subjects will be given seven daily doses of TAF/FTC under direct observation to ensure adherence. Morning urine and plasma samples will be collected starting the day the last is given (1 hour later) and every day thereafter for 9 days (total of 10 days of sample collection). This will allow for the assessment of the length of time TFV can be measured in the urine after last dose is taken (the "lookback" period) in the context of consistent adherence, as well as to determine how many days a patient has been off drug if a urine specimen has no detectable TFV. A correction analysis similar to that below will also be assessed in this cohort.

1b) To determine how long TFV is excreted in the urine in patients who have taken one dose of TAF/FTC. Ten healthy subjects will be given one dose of TAF/FTC under direct observation to ensure adherence. Morning urine and plasma samples will be collected starting the day the dose is given (1 hour later) and every day thereafter for 6 days (total of 7 days of sample collection). This will allow for the assessment of the length of time TFV can be measured in the urine after last dose is taken (the "lookback" period) in the context of inconsistent or intermittent (1 day only) adherence, as well as to determine how many days a patient has been off drug if a urine specimen has no detectable TFV. Investigators will also examine the correct urine TFV values for inter-subject variability by assessing which measure (specific gravity, urine creatinine, pH) will maximize the correlation between urine TFV levels and an ideal line of elimination.

Secondary Objective:

To determine the expected urine tenofovir levels in a population of HIV-positive patients on TAF-based regimens. A cross-sectional analysis of ten HIV-positive patients with undetectable viral loads on a TAF-based single tablet HIV regimen will be conducted. Morning urine and plasma samples will be collected at one time point to determine urine TFV concentration in the setting of steady state dosing in HIV patients with presumably very good adherence to medication, and compared to a historical cohort of patients on TDF-based regimens.

Conditions
Hiv
Being tested
FTC/TAF
Keywords
HIV prevention, PrEP, Descovy
Medical subject headings
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FTC/TAFDrug

    Participants in cohorts 1a\&b will be administered FTC/TAF for 1 to 7 consecutive days and then be followed clinically for 6 to 14 days. Cohort 2 will participate in a 1 time blood and urine collection.

Study groups in NCT03350672
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1aExperimentalAge 18 or older at the time of signed informed consent * Not currently taking commercial FTC/TDF for PrEP or any other investigational, oral medication for the purpose of HIV PrEP * Willing and able to independently provide written informed consent * Tests HIV negative at time of screening using rapid HIV antibody test or serum antibody/antigen 4th generation HIV test
Receives: Drug: FTC/TAF
Cohort 1bExperimentalAge 18 or older at the time of signed informed consent * Not currently taking commercial FTC/TDF for PrEP or any other investigational, oral medication for the purpose of HIV PrEP * Willing and able to independently provide written informed consent * Tests HIV negative at time of screening using rapid HIV antibody test or serum antibody/antigen 4th generation HIV test
Receives: Drug: FTC/TAF
Cohort 2Active comparator* Age 18 or older at the time of signed informed consent * Willing and able to independently provide written informed consent * Last viral load < 20 copies/mL within the last four weeks of screening * Must be on combination antiretroviral therapy that includes TAF/FTC for at least 6 months * Undetectable viral load, as defined by < 50 copies/ml, for at least 6 months
Receives: Drug: FTC/TAF

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Urine Samples Containing TFV in Concentrations Greater Than or Equal to 1000ng/mL From the 7-dose Cohort (1b).

    Cohort 1b: To determine how long TFV is excreted in the urine in patients at steady state of TAF/FTC. Ten healthy subjects will be given seven daily doses of TAF/FTC under direct observation to ensure adherence. Morning urine samples will be collected starting the day the last is given (1 hour later) and every day thereafter for 9 days (total of 10 days). Urine samples collected from all participants were analyzed via LC-MS/MS for tenofovir concentrations.

    Measured: Daily for a maximum of 10 days

  2. Percent of Urine Samples Containing TFV Levels Greater Than or Equal to 1000ng/mL in the Single Dose Cohort (1a).

    To determine how long TFV is excreted in the urine in patients who have taken one dose of TAF/FTC. Ten healthy subjects will be given one dose of TAF/FTC under direct observation to ensure adherence. Morning urine samples will be collected starting the day the dose is given (1 hour later) and every day thereafter for 6 days (total of 7 days of sample collection). This will allow for the assessment of the length of time TFV can be measured in the urine after last dose is taken (the "lookback" period) in the context of inconsistent or intermittent (1 day only) adherence, as well as to determine how many days a patient has been off drug if a urine specimen has no detectable TFV.

    Measured: 7 days

  3. Percentage of Urine Samples Containing Tenofovir at Concentrations Greater Than or Equal to 1000ng/mL (Cohort 2).

    To determine the expected urine tenofovir levels in a population of patients living with HIV on TAF-based regimens. A cross-sectional analysis of ten patients living with HIV with undetectable viral loads on a TAF-based single tablet HIV regimen will be conducted. Morning urine samples will be collected at one time point to determine urine TFV concentration in the setting of steady state dosing in HIV patients with presumably very good adherence to medication.

    Measured: 1 day

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Nov 2017
  2. Study start16 Nov 2017
  3. Primary completion29 Mar 2018
  4. Study completion1 May 2018

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
1a) Ten healthy subjects will be given seven daily doses of TAF/FTC under direct observation to ensure adherence. 1b) Ten healthy subjects will be given one daily dose of TAF/FTC under direct observation to ensure adherence. Morning (not first morning) urine and plasma samples will be collected starting the day the dose is given (1 hr post-dose) and every day thereafter for 6 days. 2\) Ten HIV-positive patients who have had undetectable viral loads for greater than 12 weeks (and a recent undetectable viral load in the previous 4 weeks) on an antiretroviral regimen containing TAF/FTC (i.e. Genvoya™, Odefsey™, or Descovy™ in combination with another HIV medication or medications) will have one-time pre-dose urine (early morning) and plasma samples drawn for tenofovir (TFV) concentration, as well as a comprehensive metabolic panel for measurement of creatinine clearance.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
37 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03350672
Sponsor's protocol ID
PhiladelphiaFight
Status last verified
Sep 2021
First submitted
14 Nov 2017
Last updated
30 Sep 2021
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Lalley-Chareczko L, Hiserodt E, Moorthy G, Zuppa A, Mounzer K, Koenig H. Urine Assay to Measure Tenofovir Concentrations in Patients Taking Tenofovir Alafenamide. Front Pharmacol. 2020 Mar 19;11:286. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00286. eCollection 2020.

    PubMed 32265700

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing FTC/TAF in people with Hiv, run by Philadelphia Fight at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 30 Sep 2021). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Urine Samples Containing TFV in Concentrations Greater Than or Equal to 1000ng/mL From the 7-dose Cohort (1b). (time frame: Daily for a maximum of 10 days). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03350672, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Sep 2021.

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