Virtual PrEP: Rendering PrEP Delivery More Efficient

NCT ID: NCT05159531

Last Updated: 2024-04-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

2 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-01

Study Completion Date

2023-06-08

Brief Summary

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Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) account for over half of new HIV infections in Canada each year, and have a 131-fold higher risk of HIV than other Canadian men. HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using regular oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) or tenofovir alafenamide/emtricitabine (TAF/FTC) is an effective and safe HIV prevention option.

Despite growing interest, awareness and willingness to use PrEP there has been numerous challenges to the broader rollout of PrEP. This study will address some of these challenges by assessing participant satisfaction,feasibility and clinical outcomes associated with a web-based mobile health (mHealth) model of care for daily oral TAF/FTC PrEP compared to standard of care delivery of TAF/FTC PrEP in Canadian GBM/TGW, in the era of COVID-19.

The ultimate goal of this study is to provide a scalable model for remote PrEP delivery that minimizes the need for in-person interactions; respects guideline recommendations regarding how to optimally monitor patients; and is attractive to both patients and providers.

This study is a 1:1 open-label, pragmatic randomized controlled trial using a AB:BA crossover design, comparing the standard of care to an mHealth based model of care (Freddie® ) for TAF/FTC PrEP delivery over 72 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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HIV Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

1:1 open-label RCT using a AB:BA crossover design, comparing the standard of care to an mHealth-based model of care for TAF/FTC PrEP delivery over 72 weeks.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard model of care

Delivery of PrEP care through the local standard of care.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

PrEP

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive Descovy® 200/25mg 1 tablet once daily for 72 weeks.

Standard of Care

Intervention Type OTHER

Delivery of PrEP care through the local standard of care

mHealth model of care

Delivery of PrEP care through the Freddie® mobile Health (mHealth) platform.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PrEP

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive Descovy® 200/25mg 1 tablet once daily for 72 weeks.

mHealth Model of Care

Intervention Type OTHER

Freddie® allows for asynchronous contact between patients and care providers, meaning that it does not require both groups to be connected in real time, instead allowing communication over a number of days.

Interventions

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PrEP

Participants will receive Descovy® 200/25mg 1 tablet once daily for 72 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

mHealth Model of Care

Freddie® allows for asynchronous contact between patients and care providers, meaning that it does not require both groups to be connected in real time, instead allowing communication over a number of days.

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard of Care

Delivery of PrEP care through the local standard of care

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Descovy® 200/25mg (DIN= 02454424) TAF/FTC tenofovir alafenamide/emtricitabine GoFreddie® PrEP standard of care

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Self-reported gay, bisexual or other man who has sex with men (inclusive of transgender men) or transgender woman
2. Age ≥16
3. HIV seronegative, as documented by a 4th generation HIV antigen/antibody combination test performed within 14 days of baseline
4. No symptoms of acute HIV seroconversion (fever, myalgias, arthralgias, malaise, headache, rash, pharyngitis and/or diarrhea that is otherwise unexplained)
5. Meets clinical criteria for PrEP according to the prescribing clinician. Patients can be enrolled into the study regardless of whether they will be newly initiating PrEP, or are already receiving PrEP; those already receiving PrEP can be using any regimen (eg. daily TDF/FTC, on-demand TDF/FTC, daily TAF/FTC) as long as they are willing to transition to the study regimen of daily, oral TAF/FTC.
6. eGFR \>30ml/min
7. Has adequate access to the internet to permit use of the mHealth platform
8. Adequate facility in English to communicate with their provider

Exclusion Criteria

1. Known hypersensitivity/allergy to TAF/FTC
2. Actively participating in another interventional trial related to the delivery of PrEP or sexual health-related care
3. Being unwilling or unable to perform self-collected pharyngeal and/or rectal swabs as part of routine PrEP care
4. Potential to become pregnant
5. Currently living in, or planning to move to a location that would render standard of care or ad hoc in-person visits to the study site impractical during the study period.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gilead Sciences

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Unity Health Toronto

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Darrell HS Tan, MD,FRCPC,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Unity Health Toronto

Kevin Woodward, MD,FRCPC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hamilton PrEP Clinic

Locations

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Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Clinic

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

Nine Circles

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Site Status

Hamilton PrEP Clinic

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

St. Michael's Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Maple Leaf Research

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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CTN 332

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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