Acceptability Study of Vaginal Films for HIV Prevention

NCT ID: NCT01231763

Last Updated: 2011-02-09

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-11-30

Study Completion Date

2011-02-28

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

This study is being done to find out what women would want in a film vaginal product for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention, especially what it should look like and how to apply it.

The investigators hypothesize that women will prefer a smooth, clear, and rectangular quick-dissolve vaginal film for HIV prevention over a textured, opaque, square quick-dissolve vaginal film.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

The lives of 25 million people have ended due to HIV-related causes since the start of the AIDS epidemic in 1981 (1). Each year, AIDS continues to claim the lives of millions of people, with an estimated two million deaths worldwide in 2008 (2). Heterosexual transmission of HIV accounts for the majority of new infections and disproportionately affects women both in the United States and globally (2, 3). There is an urgent need for agents to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV, particularly agents that may be controlled by women.

Quick dissolve films such as Listerene® Breath Strips have been developed for inexpensive delivery of drugs and vitamins. As products for HIV prevention, quick dissolve films offer a host of potential advantages including low cost, control by the receptive partner, discreet and applicator-free use, low mess, portability, easy storage, stability, targeting to site of exposure, reduction of systemic toxicity by bypassing first-pass metabolism, and the incorporation of multiple active microbicidal compounds (4, 5).

In the course of developing agents for HIV prevention, determination of valued characteristics is important for product refinement and for enhancement of future use likelihood. Knowledge regarding acceptability can also inform product promotion and educational campaigns (6).

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

HIV Infections Anti-Infective Agents

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Healthy volunteers

No intervention (not applicable)

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention (not applicable)

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

No intervention (not applicable)

No intervention (not applicable)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Female 18-30 years old at time of enrollment
* Able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Not sexually active, defined as no vaginal sex at any time in the past year
* Pregnant by self-report
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pittsburgh

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

University of Pittsburgh

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Sharon Hillier, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pittsburgh

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Magee-Womens Research Institute

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

United States

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. 08 Report on the global AIDS epidemic. 2008 Available from: http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/HIVData/GlobalReport/2008/2008_Global_report.asp.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS, WHO. AIDS Epidemic Update. 2009 Available from: http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2009/JC1700_Epi_Update_2009_en.pdf.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Subpopulation estimates from the HIV incidence surveillance system--United States, 2006. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2008 Sep 12;57(36):985-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18784639 (View on PubMed)

Sassi AB, McCullough KD, Cost MR, Hillier SL, Rohan LC. Permeability of tritiated water through human cervical and vaginal tissue. J Pharm Sci. 2004 Aug;93(8):2009-16. doi: 10.1002/jps.20107.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15236450 (View on PubMed)

Romano J, Malcolm RK, Garg S, Rohan LC, Kaptur PE. Microbicide delivery: formulation technologies and strategies. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2008 Sep;3(5):558-66. doi: 10.1097/COH.0b013e328305b96e.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19373022 (View on PubMed)

Mantell JE, Myer L, Carballo-Dieguez A, Stein Z, Ramjee G, Morar NS, Harrison PF. Microbicide acceptability research: current approaches and future directions. Soc Sci Med. 2005 Jan;60(2):319-30. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.05.011.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15522488 (View on PubMed)

U.S. Census Bureau. Allegheny County QuickFacts. [updated 4-22-2010]; Available from: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42003.html.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

PRO10080621 (UPittsburgh IRB#)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.

Doxy-Post-exposure Prophylaxis
NCT05853120 COMPLETED PHASE4