Doravirine Dose Optimisation in Pregnancy

ConditionHIV
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Liverpool

About this trial

A randomised, open label, controlled PK standard of care vs doravirine plus 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors backbone in pregnant women initiating combination antiretroviral therapy in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Women ≥ 18 years old

Ability to give informed consent prior to participation

Willing and able to comply with all study requirements

HIV positive

Disqualifiers

Received any cART in preceding 6 months

Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection with clinical evidence of transaminitis

Elevations in serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or ALT > 3xULN and bilirubin >2xULN (with > 35 % direct bilirubin)

Previous documented failure of an NNRTI-containing cART regimen

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Doravirine

    Drug

    Fixed dose combination of doravirine, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil

  • Dolutegravir

    Drug

    Fixed dose combination of dolutegravir, lamivudine and tenofovir disoproxil

Treatment groups

76 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: DelstrigoExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Standard of careActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

AUC of doravirine in pregnant women

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - AUC

Time frame
24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum
2

Cmax of doravirine in pregnant women

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - Cmax

Time frame
24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum
3

Cmin of doravirine in pregnant women

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - Cmin

Time frame
24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum
4

CL/F of doravirine in pregnant women

Pharmacokinetic parameters of doravirine in pregnancy - CL/F

Time frame
24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum

Secondary outcomes

1

To assess the number of treatment related adverse events by DAIDS v2.1

Safety and tolerability of doravirine in mothers and neonates

Time frame
Until study completion, a maximum of 13 months
2

To determine the concentration of doravirine in breastmilk, in breastfed infants, in genital tract, cord blood

Pharmacokinetics of doravirine in various compartments

Time frame
24 to 28 weeks gestation, 32 to 36 weeks gestation, 6 weeks postpartum
3

To assess maternal viral load responses

Viral load assessment

Time frame
Delivery and 6 months postpartum
4

To determine infant transmissions in the first 6 months of life using HIV viral load

Assessment of perinatal transmission using HIV viral load

Time frame
Delivery until 6 months postpartum

Other outcomes

1

Viral dynamics in the genital tract of mothers

Assessment of viral load in the genital tract

Time frame
Baseline and 32 to 36 weeks gestation
2

PK in the genital tract of mothers

Assessment of drug concentrations in the genital tract

Time frame
Baseline and 32 to 36 weeks gestation
3

PK of DOR in breastmilk, breastfed infants and in the genital tract

Assessment of drug concentrations in non-plasma compartments

Time frame
Delivery, 6 weeks postpartum and 24 weeks postpartum
4

Prevalence or emergence of HIV drug resistance by determining HIV mutations

Assessment of drug resistance tests

Time frame
Baseline to 24 weeks postpartum

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Liverpool

Lead sponsor

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Collaborator

Desmond Tutu Health Foundation

Collaborator