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N/A N=26

The Compartmental Biology of HIV in the Male Genital Tract

Human Immunodeficiency Virus · Virus Shedding

Enrolled (actual)
26
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Semen Clearance (CL) of Tenofovir — 33.88; 51.21; 5.65 L/hr

Study Design & Population

Study type
Observational
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
Male
Sponsor
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Primary completion
Oct 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Semen Clearance (CL) of Tenofovir
33.88; 51.21; 5.65
PRIMARY
Semen Clearance (CL) of Emtricitabine
5.91; 8.72; 7.12
PRIMARY
Semen Clearance (CL) of Tenofovir Diphosphate
21; 21; 35
PRIMARY
Semen Clearance (CL) of Emtricitabine Triphosphate
59; 90; 179
PRIMARY
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) Clearance (CL) of Tenofovir Diphosphate
174; 119; 935
PRIMARY
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) Clearance (CL) of Emtricitabine Triphosphate
6038; 6135; 8242
SECONDARY
Tenofovir Diphosphate (TFVdp)/Deoxyadenosine Triphosphate (dATP) Ratio in Seminal Mononuclear Cells
0.99; 0.66; 1.10
SECONDARY
Emtricitabine Triphosphate (FTCtp)/Deoxyadenosine Triphosphate (dCTP) Ratio in Seminal Mononuclear Cells
0.52; 0.96; 3.81

Summary

Male participants taking tenofovir-emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) will provide semen and blood samples which will be analyzed to better understand the pharmacology of antiretroviral therapy in the male genital tract.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Born male between the ages of 18 and 60
  • HIV positive taking TDF/FTC (and a third drug) as treatment; or HIV negative men receiving TDF/FTC as pre-exposure prophylaxis; HIV positive men taking tenofovir alafenamide
  • if on routine treatment must have been taking medication for at least 3 months and adherence to medication as assessed by blood plasma HIV RNA less than 50 copies per mL.
  • documentation of at least 80% adherence to antiretroviral (ART) regimen, through clinician or self-report, with no missed doses in the 3 days prior to the inpatient visit.
  • willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other trial procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Evidence or history of clinically significant hematological, renal, endocrine, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, psychiatric, or neurologic disease that would pose unnecessary risk or interfere with study results.
  • unwilling or unable to abstain from sexual activity 72 hours prior to overnight sampling visit
  • unlikely to remain on current drug regimen during study period
  • anemia that precludes blood donation
  • unable to provide semen specimen
  • current receipt of other medications that may affect endogenous nucleotide concentrations, such as additional HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, ribavirin, or adefovir
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02638493). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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