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CompletedNCT06560684Updated Sep 9, 2026

CROSSOVER STUDY OF ON-DEMAND PREP FORMULATIONS COMPARING RECTAL AND ORAL TENOFOVIR

A Phase 2 interventional study of Oral F/TDF Pills and TFV rectal douche in Tenofovir, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Completed at 8 sites in United States. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.

Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This is a Phase 2, multi-site, two-period, open label randomized crossover (Period 1 and 2) study. Participants are randomized 1:1 to one of two 8-week on-demand product sequences - TFV douche then oral F/TDF or oral F/TDF then TFV douche - with a 2 to 4-week washout period in between. Domains of safety, acceptability, adherence, and PK/PD (sub-study only) are assessed for each product.

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Conditions studied

  • Tenofovir

Keywords

  • PrEP
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In context

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the lead sponsor of 2,401 studies on the registry; 179 are open to participants now.

Of its 396 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 294 (74%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Men aged 18 years or older at the time of screening informed consent
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent to take part in the study
  3. Able to read at a level required for the study components (e.g., CASI and SMS)
  4. Have access to device and the internet for completion of study procedures
  5. Understand and agree to local STI reporting requirements
  6. Non-reactive/negative HIV test results at screening and enrollment
  7. A history of consensual RAI at least five times in their lifetime and at least once in the prior 3 months
  8. Received or self-administered an enema or rectal douche more than half the time prior to engaging in RAI in the past year.
  9. Willing and able to use condoms for all sexual intercourse for the duration of participation
  10. Agrees not to participate in other research studies involving drugs, biologics, medical devices, vaccines, anal products, or genital products for the duration of the study
  11. Willing and able to provide adequate locator information
  12. Agrees not to knowingly engage in receptive or insertive sexual activity with another study participant for the duration of study participation.
  13. Available to return for all study visits and within any site's catchment area

ADDITIONAL INCLUSION FOR THOSE IN THE PK/PD SUB-STUDY

  1. Willing to refrain from occasional over-the-counter use of aspirin and NSAID use for 72 hours before and after each study biopsy visit
  2. Willing to abstain from insertion of anything (e.g., drug/medication, penis, object, sex toy, or enema including take-home enema) into the anorectum for 72 hours before study drug dose and until 72 hours after each flexible sigmoidoscopy with biopsy collection, or one week after the study drug dose, whichever is later
  3. Willing and able to use specific condoms and lubricant provided by the study clinic for all RAI for the duration of participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any reactive/positive HIV test at screening or at least one reactive/positive test result at enrollment, even if HIV infection is not confirmed
  2. History of active (including chronic) hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as documented by positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) at screening
  3. Co-enrollment in any other interventional research study that may interfere with this study (as provided by self-report or other available documentation). Exceptions may be made after consultation with the Clinical Management Committee (CMC).
  4. ≥ Grade 2 clinically significant laboratory abnormality at baseline as defined by The Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events, Version 2.1 dated July 2017, except for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), which must be >75 mL/min/1.73m\^2. (Coagulation (PT/INR) results ≥ Grade 2 are not exclusionary for the main study).
  5. Significant colorectal symptom(s) as determined by medical history or by participant self-report (including but not limited to presence of any unresolved injury, infectious or inflammatory condition of the local mucosa, history of inflammatory bowel disease, presence of symptomatic external hemorrhoids, and presence of any painful anorectal conditions that would be tender to manipulation)
  6. At screening, participant-reported symptoms and/or clinical or laboratory diagnosis of active rectal or reproductive tract infection requiring treatment per current CDC guidelines or symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI)

    a.Infections requiring treatment include chlamydia (CT), gonorrhea (GC), syphilis, active HSV lesions, chancroid, genital sores or ulcers, and, if clinically indicated, genital warts.

    Note: if an STI apart from HIV is detected, the participant will be referred for treatment and, upon documented confirmation of definitive treatment, can be retested in three weeks for evidence of adequate treatment.

  7. History of an underlying clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia or renal disease
  8. History of severe or recent cardiac or pulmonary event
  9. History of significant gastrointestinal bleeding
  10. Use of F/TDF or use of F/TAF as HIV PrEP within 8 weeks prior to screening visit or anticipated use throughout study participation
  11. Use of injectable PrEP within 8 weeks prior to the screening visit or anticipated use throughout study participation
  12. Use of systemic or anorectal immunomodulatory medications, rectally administered products containing N-9 or corticosteroids, or any investigational products unless otherwise permitted within 4 weeks of screening or planned use at any time during study participation
  13. Known allergic reaction to TFV or other components of the test articles
  14. Current known partners with HIV, unless with sustained viral suppression on antiretroviral treatment (ART)
  15. History of recurrent urticaria
  16. Symptoms suggestive of acute HIV infection at screening or enrollment
  17. Any other condition or prior therapy that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, make the individual unsuitable for the study or unable to comply with the study requirements. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to, current or recent history of severe, progressive, or uncontrolled substance abuse, or renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, neurological, or cerebral disease

ADDITIONAL EXCLUSION FOR THOSE IN THE PK/PD SUB-STUDY

  1. Current medically-indicated use of warfarin or heparin or other anticoagulant medications associated with increased risk for bleeding following mucosal biopsy (e.g., daily high dose aspirin [>81 mg], non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs], or Pradaxa®)
  2. Previous use of injectable PrEP
  3. ≥ Grade 2 laboratory result for coagulation testing (PT/INR) at baseline as defined by The Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events, Version 2.1 dated July 2017.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
150 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group A

    Those participants assigned to Group A will start with the rectal TFV 660 mg douche for the first 8 weeks (Period 1) and then after a 2-4 week washout will switch to the on-demand oral F/TDF 200 mg/300 mg sequence for the next 8 weeks (Period 2).

    Drug: Oral F/TDF Pills · Drug: TFV rectal douche

  • Experimental
    Group B

    Those participants assigned to Group B will start with the on-demand oral F/TDF 200 mg/300 mg sequence for 8 weeks and then after a 2-4 week washout will switch to the rectal TFV 660 mg douche for the next 8 weeks (Period 2).

    Drug: Oral F/TDF Pills · Drug: TFV rectal douche

Interventions

  • DrugOral F/TDF Pills

    For 8 weeks of each study period, the participant will take the study product at least weekly prior to anticipated RAI.

  • DrugTFV rectal douche

    For 8 weeks of each study period, the participant will take the study product at least weekly prior to anticipated rectal anal intercourse (RAI).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Grade 2 or higher adverse events during each study Period

    For eGFR, participants may enroll in the study with an eGFR value consistent with a grade 2 adverse event; thus, an exception will be made for eGFR, which will be considered a safety outcome if it worsens to a grade 3 or higher.

    Time frame: Week 1 through 19

  2. Any adverse event leading to study product discontinuation during each study Period

    Time frame: Week 1 through 19

  3. Self-report on ease of use, product liking, and likelihood of future use during each study Period

    measured via computer-assisted self-interview (CASI), with the scales for the specific questions ranging from 1 (lowest ranking) to 4 (highest ranking).

    Time frame: Week 1 through 19

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of participants who reported being most likely to use the TFV douche in the future (following Period 2)

    Time frame: Week 1 through 19

  2. Percent prescribed weekly doses taken in each Period using multiple subjective and objective measures

    Time frame: Week 1 through 19

  3. TFV and FTC concentrations in blood plasma and rectal tissue biopsies

    (Sub-study only)

    Time frame: Week 1 through 19

  4. TFV-DP and FTC-TP concentrations in PBMCs, rectal tissue biopsies, and mucosal mononuclear cells (MMC)

    (Sub-study only)

    Time frame: Week 1 through 19

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Study locations

8 sites
  • Alabama CRS (Site ID# 31788)
    Birmingham, Alabama 35222, United States
  • UCLA CARE Center CRS
    Los Angeles, California 90035, United States
  • Hope Clinic CRS
    Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046, United States
  • Johns Hopkins University CRS
    Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
  • Fenway Health (FH) CRS
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215-4302, United States
  • Weill Cornell Chelsea CRS
    New York, New York 10011, United States
  • Chapel Hill CRS (3201)
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7215, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh CRS
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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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 Sep 9, 2026, 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
NCT06560684
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 19, 2024
Start date
Oct 29, 2024
Primary completion
Jun 16, 2026
Completion
Jun 16, 2026
Last update
Sep 9, 2026

Oversight

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