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NCT Number: NCT04416906

A Test and Treat Strategy in New HIV Diagnosis.

This is an open-label, single arm, single-centre prospective study to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and safety of a once daily fixed dose combination regimen, Biktarvy, as a rapid treatment strategy in newly HIV diagnosed patients that come for the first time to the Hospital Clínic HIV Unit Patients with confirmed HIV-1 diagnosis who wish to start ARV treatment immediately will receive bictegravir 50 mg + emtricitabine 200 mg + tenofovir alafenamide 25 mg within the first week since the HIV-1 confirmation during 48 weeks.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV-1-infection

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years old.
  • Having confirmed HIV-1 positive test.
  • Patients not previously treated with antiretroviral treatment (post-exposure prophylaxis will be allowed if not done in the previous 6 months).
  • Clinically stable patients, in the opinion of the investigator, at the time of inclusion.
  • Women of child-bearing potential* must have a negative pregnancy test in urine before the inclusion in the study and agree to use highly effective contraceptive methods during the study. Highly effective contraceptive methods will include: hormonal contraceptive methods intrauterine device, bilateral tubal occlusion, vasectomized partner or sexual abstinence.
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women at the time of the study inclusion or anticipating pregnancy during the follow-up period.
  • Suspicion of an active opportunistic infection that defers initiating antiretroviral treatment > 7 days since HIV confirmation.
  • Known hypersensitivity or intolerance of any of the components of Biktarvy®.
  • Patients on treatment with any prohibited medication (see section 5.2: Concomitant, nonpermitted and permitted medication).
  • Any condition which, in the opinion of the principal investigator, may interfere with adequate understanding, cooperation or compliance with the study.

Treatment and study plan

Biktarvy

Drug

Once daily fixed dose combination regimen of Biktarvy will be evaluated as a rapid treatment strategy in newly HIV diagnosed patients HIV diagnosed patients that come for the first time to the Hospital Clínic HIV Unit

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients non-eligible to receive any of the antiretroviral regimens within the first week since the HIV confirmation) at week 4

    Time frame: week 4

    Patients will be considered non-eligible if they meet one or more of the following creiteria at week 4:

    • Presence of HLA-B* 5701 or lack of HLA test
    • Presence of HIV genotypic resistance mutations to at least one class of ARV drug that decrease efficacy of antiretroviral treatment
    • CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3
    • Viral load > 100.000 copies/mL
    • Comorbidities such as: Osteopenia measured by DXA (T score less than 1), medical history of cardiovascular risk measured by Framingham risk score > 10% at 10 years, Kidney function (eGFR <50mL/min),
    • Concomitant medication that can cause potential interactions with ARV (evaluating the risk of drug-drug interactions for drugs no totally safe (green colour) using the Liverpool website for DDI)
    • Hepatitis B (HBV) coinfection or lack of serology

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients who start Biktarvy within the first week since HIV confirmation at the first visit at the HIV unit.

    Time frame: week 4

  2. Days since first HIV test was performed until Biktarvy is initiated.

    Time frame: week 4

  3. Days since HIV confirmation (first visit at the HIV unit) until Biktarvy is initiated.

    Time frame: week 4

  4. Proportion of patients with plasma viral load (VIH-1 RNA) < 50 copies/mL at 4, 12, 24 and 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 4, week 12, week 24 and week 48

  5. Changes from week 0 in CD4 and CD8 count and CD4/CD8 ratio at 24 and 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 24 and week 48

  6. Changes from baseline in systemic inflammatory and coagulation response evaluated by measurement of soluble markers including, but not limited to IL-6, ultrasensitive PCR, Dimer-D at 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 48

  7. Changes from baseline in senescence response evaluated by measurement of soluble markers of senescence including, but not limited to, bcl-2 apoptosis marker at 24 and 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 24 and week 48

  8. Proportion of patients who attend all the study visits (including blood collection) at 24 and 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 24 and week 48

  9. Changes from week 0 in subclinical obesity using dual x-ray absorptiometry at 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 48

  10. Proportion of patients with treatment-related adverse events during the study period.

    Time frame: week 48

  11. Proportion of patients who discontinue study treatment due to adverse events at 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 48

  12. Changes in treatment adherence using the Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire at each visit during all the study period.

    Time frame: week 48

  13. Patient perception of rapid start of Biktarvy therapy using a specific questionnaire (CESTA) at 48 weeks.

    Time frame: week 48

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Judit Pich Martínez

Other

Collaborators

  • Gilead Sciences

Registry information

Official study title

A Test and Treat Strategy in Barcelona: A Prospective Study in New HIV Diagnosis.

Acronym: Test&Treat

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jun 4, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 18, 2023

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