Duo: A Phase IIIb Individual-Level Randomized Controlled Trial of an Integrated Strategy

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age18-29
SponsorHIV Prevention Trials Network

About this trial

Individual-Level Randomized Controlled Trial of an Integrated Strategy of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for Young Men

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Men ages 18 - 29 years

Men who are in communities most affected by the HIV epidemic

Willing and able to provide informed consent

Reports having anal sex with men in the last 6 months

Disqualifiers

Participated in HPTN 113-01

Currently participating in another interventional trial of PrEP agents, or prior enrollment in studies of long-acting PrEP, including HPTN 083

Plans to move away from the study area within the next year

Currently on doxycycline for STI PEP

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • HIV PrEP - choice of F/TDF, F/TAF, or CAB-LA
  • STI PEP - Doxycycline as Doxy-PEP
  • 3P mHealth package
  • Handout about HIV PrEP options available at the site
  • Standard-of-care HIV PrEP counseling from qualified study staff

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

5
Argentina
Fundacion Huesped CRSC1427CEA, Buenos Aires Argentina
Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisa Clinicaq Evandro Chagas CRS221045-900, ManguinhosRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Peru
San Miguel CRS32-15088, Lima Peru
United States
UCLA Vine Street Clinic90095, Los AngelesCalifornia, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

HIV Prevention Trials Network

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Collaborator

Gilead Sciences

Collaborator

ViiV Healthcare

Collaborator