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

Sponsors and collaborators

HIV Prevention Trials Network

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Collaborator

Gilead Sciences

Collaborator

ViiV Healthcare

Collaborator