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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02593409
Date of registration: 21/10/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on Aids
Public title: HIV PrEP Priming of Immune Effectors PREPPIE
Scientific title: HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Priming of Immune Effectors
Date of first enrolment: May 25, 2017
Target sample size: 220
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02593409
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Uganda
Contacts
Name:     Pietro Pala, MD
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Affiliation:  MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on Aids
Name:     Berna Kalanzi
Address: 
Telephone: 256417704000
Email: Berna.Kalanzi@mrcuganda.org
Affiliation: 
Name:     Berna Kalanzi
Address: 
Telephone: +256417704000
Email: berna.kalanzi@mrcuganda.org
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- age =18 at screening

- not intending to move away from the clinic's catchment area for the next 2 years

- HIV-1 antibody negative

- reports commercial sex work

- contact information is provided

- written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- HIV infection at screening

- participation in previous or concurrent HIV vaccine trials

- lactating, pregnant or planning pregnancy

- renal function impairment (serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dl), Fanconi syndrome

- abnormal liver function tests (AST/ALT > 43 U/L), liver disease, viral hepatitis,
hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection

- serum phosphorus <2.2mg/dl, osteoporosis

- known sensitivity to components of the Truvada® formulation

- any immunosuppressive treatment, such as systemic corticosteroids

- assumption of medication that interacts with Truvada®

- high likelihood of poor adherence to PREP and clinic attendance

- any condition that in the opinion of the attending physician could endanger the health
of the participant or render her unsuitable to participate in the trial



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV-1 Infections
Intervention(s)
Drug: TDF/FTC
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in IFN-? ELISPOT response to HIV-1 peptides in persistently uninfected individuals between baseline and 12 months on PREP [Time Frame: 0-12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in IFN-? ELISPOT response to HIV-1 peptides in persistently uninfected individuals between baseline and 6 months on PREP [Time Frame: 0-6 months]
Change in IFN-? ELISPOT response to HIV-1 peptides in persistently uninfected individuals between 12 months on PREP and at 18 months after PREP cessation [Time Frame: 12-18 months]
Secondary ID(s)
PREPPIE001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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