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CompletedNCT03685500DETOXUpdated Jun 22, 2022

A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Reversibility of Abacavir/Lamivudine/Dolutegravir CNS-Related Neurotoxicity After Switching to Tenofovir/Alafenamide/Emtricitabine/Darunavir/Cobicistat (TAF/FTC/DRV/c)

A Phase 4 interventional study of Symtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c) and ABC/3TC/DTG + Symtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c) in HIV Infections, sponsored by Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA. Completed at 6 sites in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-06-22.

Sponsored by Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
78
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A phase IV, multicentre, randomised, open-label, pilot clinical trial to evaluate the Reversibility of abacavir/lamivudine/dolutegravir ( ABC/3TC/DTG) CNS-Related Neurotoxicity After Switching to tenofovir alafenamide/emtricitabine/darunavir/cobicistat (TAF/FTC/DRV/c)

Read the detailed description

The investigators estimate that 55 participants will need to be included per group, 110 patients in total, to demonstrate the benefit of switching ABC/3TC/DTG to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

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Conditions studied

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In context

HIV Infections

4,258 studies on the registry are indexed under HIV Infections; 240 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 78 is close to the median of 83 across 3,251 interventional studies indexed under HIV Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA is the lead sponsor of 29 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient ≥ 18 years of age diagnosed with HIV using conventional serology techniques.
  • Current antiretroviral therapy with ABC/3TC/DTG for at least 4 weeks.
  • HIV viral load \< 50 copies/mL for at least 24 weeks prior to signing the consent form (confirmed by two assays at least 12 weeks apart with viremia \< 50 copies/mL between both). If the patient has a recent routine blood test available (≤ 4 weeks) that includes determining HIV viral load, these results may be used for the screening visit. If this test is not available, or the test is more than four weeks old, viral load will be determined on the day of screening in order to confirm that the patient meets this criterion.
  • A positive screening test for sleep disorders detected using the sleep quality index (Pittsburgh ).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Determination of at least one HIV viral load ≥ 50 copies/mL in the last 12 weeks.
  • Allergy, intolerance or existence of resistance mutations to any of the components of TAF/FTC/DRV/c.
  • History of active CNS infections.
  • Active psychosis, major depression with psychotic symptoms or autolytic ideation.
  • Dementia or mental retardation.
  • Drug use with a diagnosis of abuse or dependence according to DSM-5 criteria.
  • Illnesses that may interfere with the study procedures.
  • Inability to complete any of the study procedures.
  • Pregnant or nursing women, as well as women of childbearing age who do not agree to use an adequate birth control method.
  • Patient with documented intolerance or hypersensitivity to the study medication, or who has a contraindication to use it, according to the technical data sheet
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
78 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Arm 1

    Patients who postpone switching from ABC/3TC/DTG to Symtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c) four weeks

    Drug: ABC/3TC/DTG + Symtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c)

  • Experimental
    Arm 2

    Patients who switch from ABC/3TC/DTG to Symtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c) during the baseline visit

    Drug: Symtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c)

Interventions

  • DrugSymtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c)

    Treatment with TAF/FTC/DRV/c during 8 weeks since randomized

  • DrugABC/3TC/DTG + Symtuza® (TAF/FTC/DRV/c)

    Patients continuing on treatment with DTG/3TC/ABC after the randomization for 4 weeks, and then switch to TAF/FTC/DRV/c for 8 weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients who self-reported insomnia, between HIV-suppressed patients who continue ABC/3TC/DTG and those who switched to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

    To compare, between the two arms of the study, changes in the percentage and in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms compiled using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). The PSQI contains 19 questions in total. These questions are combined to form seven areas with their corresponding score, each of which shows a range between 0 and 3 points. In all cases, a score of "0" indicates ease, while a score of 3 indicates medium difficulty, within their respective area. The score of the seven areas is finally added for a global score, which ranges from 0 to 21 points. "0" indicates ease of sleep and "21" severe difficulty in all areas

    Time frame: week 4

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms, between HIV-suppressed patients who continue ABC/3TC/DTG and those who switched to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

    To compare, between the two arms of the study, changes in the percentage and in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms compiled using the ACTG adverse effects scale. Researchers will specifically ask the patient about eleven adverse effects at each visit. Each adverse effect will be documented and graduated, according to the criteria established in the "AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Division of AIDS scale (2014)". Each adverse effect will be assigned a score between 0 and 3 points. The Score will include the individual scores for each of the eleven adverse effects collected, as well as the sum of all the individual scores presented by each patient at each study visit

    Time frame: week 4

  2. Changes in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms, between HIV-suppressed patients who continue ABC/3TC/DTG and those who switched to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

    To compare, between the two arms of the study, changes in the percentage and in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms compiled using the hospital anxiety and depression scale. The scale includes 14 questions to evaluate the presence of depressive symptoms during the last week. Each question contains four answers with score between 0 and 3 points. To obtain the results of the questionnaire, the researcher must add the score obtained in the 7 questions of anxiety on the one hand and the 7 questions of depression on the other

    Time frame: week 4

  3. Changes in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms potentially associated with the use of ABC/3TC/DTG after switching to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

    To evaluate the change in the percentage and in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms compiled using the ACTG adverse effects scale

    Time frame: Week 4 and 8 after switching to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

  4. Changes in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms potentially associated with the use of ABC/3TC/DTG after switching to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

    To evaluate the change in the percentage and in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms compiled using the Pittsburg sleep quality index (PSQI)

    Time frame: Week 4 and 8 after switching to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

  5. Proportion and severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms potentially associated with the use of ABC/3TC/DTG after switching to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

    To evaluate the change in the percentage and in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms compiled using the hospital anxiety and depression scale.

    Time frame: Week 4 and 8 after switching to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

  6. Percentage of virologic failure after switching antiretroviral therapy from ABC/3TC/DTG to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

    Virologic failure is defined as the presence of two consecutive HIV viral loads ≥ 50 copies/mL.

    Time frame: Week 8 after switching to TAF/FTC/DRV/c

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Hospital Puerta de Hierro
    Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
  • Hospital Univ. 12 de Octubre
    Madrid, 28041, Spain
  • H. Univ. Príncipe de Asturias
    Madrid, Spain
  • Hospital Fundación Jimenez Diaz
    Madrid, Spain
  • Hospital Infanta Leonor
    Madrid, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario La Paz
    Madrid, Spain
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 22, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03685500
Lead sponsor
Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA
Collaborators
Janssen-Cilag, S.A.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 26, 2018
Start date
Dec 4, 2018
Primary completion
Jun 25, 2020
Completion
Jun 25, 2020
Last update
Jun 22, 2022

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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