Efficacy, Acceptability and Safety of Event-driven HIV PrEP Using TAF/FTC in MSM in Thailand and France.

NCT ID: NCT05813964

Last Updated: 2025-06-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

524 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-05

Study Completion Date

2027-05-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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The study will enroll HIV-uninfected MSM at risk for acquiring HIV infection. Participants will be enrolled over 2 years and followed up until the closure of the clinical study. Therefore, the follow up duration will be up to 3 years for first enrollees and up to1 year for the last enrollee. The study will be implemented in Thailand (60% of participants) and France (40%).

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two regimens:

* Experimental Arm (F/TAF): one tablet of the fixed-dose combination of emtricitabine (FTC) 200 mg + tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) 25mg, 2 to 24 hours before sexual intercourse followed by a second tablet 24 hours after the first intake.
* Control Arm (F/TDF): two tablets of the fixed-dose combination of emtricitabine (FTC) 200 mg + tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) 300 mg, 2 to 24 hours before sexual intercourse followed by a third tablet 24 hours after the first drug intake and a fourth tablet 24 hours later.

Participants will attend up to 15 study visits throughout the study. Visits may include physical examinations, blood collection, urine collection, and swabs collection (oral and rectal). At the end of their study participation, all participants will be transitioned to locally available HIV prevention services, including PrEP.

Conditions

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HIV/AIDS

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This is a phase III, international, multicenter, open-label, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial among cis men who have sex with men.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Event-driven PrEP with TDF/FTC

Participants randomly assigned to the event-driven TDF/FTC arm will be instructed to take a loading dose of two single tablets containing coformulated TDF/FTC (300/200mg) 2 to 24 hours before sexual intercourse, followed by a third pill 24 hours after the first drug intake and a fourth pill 24 hours later. In case of daily sexual intercourses, they will be instructed to take one pill per day until the last sexual intercourse, then to take the two post-exposure pills.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

TDF/FTC 300mg/200mg fixed-dose combination tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Event-driven dosing regimen

Event-driven PrEP with TAF/FTC

Participants randomly assigned to the event-driven TAF/FTC arm will be instructed to take one single tablet containing coformulated TAF/FTC (25/200mg) with or without food 2 to 24 hours before sexual intercourse followed by a second pill 24 hours after the first drug intake. In case of daily sexual intercourses, they will be instructed to take one pill per day until the last sexual intercourse and then a last pill 24 hours later.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TAF/FTC 25mg/200mg fixed-dose combination tablets

Intervention Type DRUG

Event-driven dosing regimen.

Interventions

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TDF/FTC 300mg/200mg fixed-dose combination tablets

Event-driven dosing regimen

Intervention Type DRUG

TAF/FTC 25mg/200mg fixed-dose combination tablets

Event-driven dosing regimen.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Truvada Descovy

Eligibility Criteria

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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)


* 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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chiang Mai University, Thailand

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ministry of Health, Thailand

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, FRANCE

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gilead Sciences

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Geoffroy LIEGEON

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Infectious Diseases Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France

Sumet ONGWANDEE

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Office of the Senior Expert Committee, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Locations

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AP-HP - Hospital Lariboisière

Paris, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

AP-HP - Hôpital Saint-Louis

Paris, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

MPlus Clinic

Chiang Mai, , Thailand

Site Status RECRUITING

STIs Clinic of the Office of Disease Prevention and Control Region 1

Chiang Mai, , Thailand

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France Thailand

Central Contacts

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Geoffroy LIEGEON, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+33 142494991

Gonzague JOURDAIN, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

: +66 8 1883 0065

Facility Contacts

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DIEMER Myriam MD

Role: primary

+ 33 149958037

Geoffroy LIEGEON MD

Role: backup

+33 142494991

Jean Michel MOLINA, MD

Role: primary

+33 142494512

Geoffroy LIEGEON, MD

Role: backup

+33 142494991

Thitipan AKKARASEREENON MD

Role: primary

+66 53283108

Sumet ONGWANDEE MD

Role: backup

+66 25903817

Thitipan AKKARASEREENON, MD

Role: primary

+66 25903817

Sumet ONGWANDEE, MD

Role: backup

+66 25903817

Other Identifiers

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2022-502931-20

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

ANRS 0029s

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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