Efficacy, Acceptability and Safety of Event-driven HIV PrEP Using TAF/FTC in MSM in Thailand and France.
Recruiting · NCT05813964 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
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What this trial is about
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of a simplified event-driven pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV based on oral TAF/FTC in HIV-uninfected cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM). Primary objective: To assess the efficacy of emtricitabine 200 mg + tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg (F/TAF), taken 2 to 24 hours before sexual intercourse followed by a second dose 24 hours after the first intake, in reducing the risk of HIV acquisition in MSM relative to the background HIV incidence rate.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Male at birth age ≥ 18 years old
- Reporting having sex with men
- Negative 4th generation HIV-1 and HIV-2 test
- Reporting condomless anal sex with men not more often than two days during the previous month and able to plan their sexual activity
- Risk of HIV acquisition based on self-report of at least one of the following behaviors during the 6 months before enrollment: condomless anal sex with at least 2 different sexual partners, sexually transmitted infection (rectal chlamydia and/or rectal gonorrhea and/or syphilis), provided or received money goods or favor in exchange of sex, binge drinking or use of non-injectable recreational drugs.
- Consenting to participate and agreeing to follow the clinical trial procedures, including adherence to study visits every 3 months
- In France: Person affiliated with or benefiting from a social security system (article L1121-11of the public health code in France)
- Non-inclusion criteria:
- Symptoms and/or clinical signs consistent with an acute HIV infection
- Women and trans women
- Taking feminizing hormone therapy
- Positive HIV test result at screening or enrollment even if HIV infection is not confirmed
- Positive hepatitis B surface antigen test
- ALT or AST \> 4 ULN
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate \< 60mL/min/1.73m²
- History of chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis, osteopenia or pathological fracture not related to trauma
- Hypersensitivity to the study products F/TDF or F/TAF
- Past or concurrent participation in a HIV vaccine trial or concurrent participation in another clinical trial without the agreement of the principal investigators of the two trials
- Use of intravenous drugs within the last 12 months
- Person under legal guardianship
- Not likely to comply with the clinical trial procedures or with any condition incompatible with study participation, upon the investigator's judgement.
- Ongoing Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV
Where it is running
4 locations listed.
- MPlus Clinic - Chiang Mai, Thailand
- STIs Clinic of the Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 1 - Chiang Mai, Thailand
- AP-HP - Hospital Lariboisière - Paris, France
- AP-HP - Hôpital Saint-Louis - Paris, France