Status:

COMPLETED

Dolutegravir in Pregnant HIV Mothers and Their Neonates

Lead Sponsor:

University of Liverpool

Collaborating Sponsors:

UNITAID

University of Cape Town

Conditions:

HIV-1-infection

Pregnancy Related

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

To evaluate dolutegravir (DTG) efficacy in women who present with untreated HIV in late pregnancy. An open-label, multi-centre randomised controlled trial of DTG vs efavirenz-based regimens for women...

Detailed Description

This is an open-label, randomised controlled trial of DTG versus EFV -based regimens for 250 women commencing cART in late pregnancy, randomised 1:1 to DTG vs EFV-based cART. The purpose of this study...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the participant has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.
  • Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures.
  • Women aged 18 years or older
  • Pregnant ( ≥28 weeks gestation by best available gestation estimation)
  • Untreated HIV infection in late pregnancy

Exclusion

  • Received any antiretroviral drugs in previous 12 months
  • Ever received integrase inhibitors
  • Previous documented failure of an NNRTI-containing ART regimen, previous EFV-associated toxicity or other history of ARV use that would preclude randomisation based on investigator judgement
  • Serum haemoglobin \<8.0 g/dl
  • eGFR\<50 ml/min\*
  • 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).
  • History or clinical suspicion of unstable liver disease (as defined by the presence of ascites, encephalopathy, coagulopathy, hyperbilirubinaemia, oesophageal or gastric varices or persistent jaundice).
  • Severe pre-eclampsia (e.g. HELLP), or other pregnancy related events such as renal or liver abnormalities (e.g. grade 2 or above proteinuria,, total bilirubin, ALT or AST)\* at the time of enrolment
  • Paternal objection for infant participation in DTG arm (where disclosure has taken - applies to Uganda site only
  • Medical, psychiatric or obstetric condition that might affect participation in the study based on investigator judgement
  • Receiving any of the following medications (current or within past 2 weeks): anti-epileptic drugs, TB therapy, or other drugs known to significantly interact with either DTG or EFV

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 22 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 5 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

268 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03249181

Start Date

January 22 2018

End Date

September 5 2023

Last Update

February 21 2025

Active Locations (2)

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University of Cape Town

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Infectious Diseases Institute

Kampala, Uganda