Clinical Evaluation of Adjusted Doses of Darunavir/Ritonavir With Rifampicin in HIV-infected Volunteers

NCT ID: NCT03892161

Last Updated: 2019-04-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-12

Study Completion Date

2018-11-22

Brief Summary

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The DaRifi study aims:

1. Develop adjusted doses of darunavir/ritonavir for use in HIV-infected patients requiring co-treatment of TB with a rifampicin-based regimen.
2. Compare the steady state pharmacokinetics of doubled doses of DRV/r with rifampicin (in once daily and 12-hourly approaches) to standard daily doses without rifampicin.
3. Twenty-eight volunteers will be enrolled for a target of 24 participants completing the study.

Detailed Description

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A significant barrier to the use of better tolerated antiretrovirals in many low-to-middle income countries (LMIC), where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic, is a lack of evidence to support their use in patients with TB. Access to optimal protease inhibitor (PI)-based regimens for patients with and without TB is urgent. Switching rifampicin to rifabutin, a weak inducer that does not significantly reduce PI concentrations, is recommended in high income countries for patients on boosted PIs who develop TB. However, rifabutin is not available in most LMIC where TB is typically treated with fixed dose combination tablets.

We will enrol virologically suppressed participants on a second-line DRV/r regimen without TB. Based on data from a Physiologically-Based PK model, we selected two adjusted doses of DRV/r (1600/200 mg daily and 800/100 mg 12 hourly) with RIF for comparison to plasma exposures with DRV/r 800/100 mg daily without RIF, in a cross-over design.

Baseline DRV steady state PK will be determined and RIF added for 7 days, then the dose of ritonavir will be increased to 200 mg; 7 days later the dose of DRV will be increased; after another 7 days participants will be crossed over to the alternative adjusted DRV dose.

DRV will be measured in plasma samples after observed doses at baseline and after each dose adjustment. Non-compartmental analysis will be used to estimate the PK measures. Clinical adverse events, ALT, and bilirubin will be monitored every 2 to 3 days during treatment with RIF.

Conditions

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HIV Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

A phase I, open-label, cross-over, single center, PK drug-drug interaction study will be conducted in 24 medically stable HIV-1 infected adults with viral suppression (viral load \<50 copies/mL).
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
Eligible volunteers will be switched from their standard of care PI to DRV/r 800/100 mg daily, and intensive sampling for measurement of drug concentrations will be performed at steady state. Rifampicin (600-750 mg daily depending on body weight) will then be started and subsequently the protease inhibitor doses escalated to DRV/r 1600/200 mg daily (participants randomized to arm A), OR 800/100 mg 12-hourly (arm B) for 7 days, after which patients will be switched from the daily to the 12-hourly dosing schedule (arm A) or vice versa (arm B) for a further 7 days. Rifampicin will then be stopped but the increased doses of DRV/r will be continued for a further week, before participants are switched back to their standard-of-care ART regimen. Dolutegravir (DTG) 50 mg twice daily (the dose which overcomes any interaction with rifampicin (Dooley 2013) will be added to minimize the risk of viral rebound due to possible suboptimal protease inhibitor exposures during the study.

Study Groups

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Standard dose DRV/r

Standard dose DRV/r 800/100mg without Rifampicin

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Darunavir/ritonavir 800/100 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard dose DRV/r administered

Standard DRV/r with Rifampicin

Rifampicin 600mg QD will be added and darunavir/ritonavir steady state pharmacokinetic analysis will be performed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Darunavir/ritonavir 800/100 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard dose DRV/r administered

Rifampicin 600mg QD tablet and DTG 50mg BD

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifampicin and DTG added

Boosed ritonavir 200mg

Rifampicin 600mg QD continued with ritonavir 200mg dose doubled QD and darunavir remains 800mg QD. The darunavir/ritonavir steady state pharmacokinetic analysis will be performed and compared.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Darunavir/ritonavir 800/100 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard dose DRV/r administered

Rifampicin 600mg QD tablet and DTG 50mg BD

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifampicin and DTG added

Double dose DRV/r 1600/200mg QD

Rifampicin 600mg QD and DTG QD continued. Double dose DRV/r QD. The darunavir/ritonavir steady state pharmacokinetic analysis will be performed and compared.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Darunavir/ritonavir 800/100 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard dose DRV/r administered

Rifampicin 600mg QD tablet and DTG 50mg BD

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifampicin and DTG added

Double dose DRV/r 800/100mg BD

Rifampicin 600mg QD and DTG BD continued. Double dose DRV/r QD. The darunavir/ritonavir steady state pharmacokinetic analysis will be performed and compared.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Darunavir/ritonavir 800/100 mg tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Standard dose DRV/r administered

Rifampicin 600mg QD tablet and DTG 50mg BD

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifampicin and DTG added

Interventions

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Darunavir/ritonavir 800/100 mg tablet

Standard dose DRV/r administered

Intervention Type DRUG

Rifampicin 600mg QD tablet and DTG 50mg BD

Rifampicin and DTG added

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female
* Aged 18 to 60 years, inclusive
* Weighing \> 38 kg
* BMI \> 18.5 kg/m2
* HIV-1 infected
* HIV-1 RNA \<50 copies/mL
* CD4+ lymphocyte count \> 200 cells/L
* C-reactive protein \<10 mg/L
* Established on current ART regimen of boosted protease inhibitor plus 2 NRTIs for at least 3 months.
* Women must be postmenopausal, surgically sterile or practicing an effective birth control method (established before and maintained throughout the trial). Women who are not sexually active must agree to use an effective birth control method if they become heterosexually active during the trial.
* Understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study and having confirmed they are willing to participate in the study by signing the informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria

* TB (confirmed or suspected)
* Any symptoms of TB - as assessed by the WHO symptom-screening algorithm: self-reported or documented weight loss, cough, night sweats or fever.
* Clinical or laboratory evidence of significantly impaired hepatic function, or documented hepatic cirrhosis
* Clinical or laboratory evidence of acute viral hepatitis
* Co-infected with HBV or HCV.
* ALT grade 2 or higher (as defined by DAIDS grading table (ALT \>2.5 x ULN)
* DAIDS grade 3 or 4 laboratory abnormality
* Active (not clinically stabilized \>4 weeks) AIDS defining illness (Category C conditions according to the Center for Disease Control Classification System for HIV infection) with the following exceptions:
* Stable cutaneous Kaposi's Sarcoma (no internal organ involvement other than oral lesions) that is unlikely to require any form of systemic therapy during the study.
* Estimated creatinine clearance \<50 mL/min.
* Active clinically significant renal or gastro-intestinal disease.
* Any active clinically significant or life-threatening disease, medical or psychiatric condition, or findings during screening, that in the investigator's opinion would compromise the safety of the participant or the study outcome, or their ability to comply with the study procedures.
* Chronic medical requirement for any drugs that are known to affect the PK of the study drugs.
* Active drug/alcohol abuser.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding.
* Increased risks of drug side effects/hypersensitivity reactions e.g. haemophilia or history of sulfonamide allergy.
* Currently enrolled in an investigational drug study or has participated in an investigational drug study within the 4 weeks before screening.
* Unable to comply with peri-study restrictions
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Desmond Tutu HIV Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Cape Town

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Helen Margaret McIlleron

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Helen McIlleron, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Cape Town

Locations

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Clinical Research Centre

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Site Status

Countries

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South Africa

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Other Identifiers

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Darifi

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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