Status:

RECRUITING

Tshireletso: Safety, Efficacy and Feasibility of Cabotegravir-LA PrEP in a Breastfeeding Population in Botswana

Lead Sponsor:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Breast Feeding

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The goal of this this hybrid safety/implementation study is to evaluate whether using long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for HIV prevention (PrEP) is acceptable, feasible and safe in post-partum people...

Detailed Description

This is a hybrid implementation/safety study of long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection in a post-partum cohort in Botswana where breastfeeding is...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Mother 18 years of age or older and willing and able to provide an informed consent
  • \< 14 days after delivery (calendar day of birth = day 0)
  • Negative HIV screening test (conducted at the time of enrollment)
  • Mother \<30 years old or has had \< 3 prior pregnancies (Gravida 1, 2, or 3 including this pregnancy)
  • Plan to stay and receive postpartum and pediatric care in the Gaborone or Molepolole region for 24 months

Exclusion

  • Receiving carbemazapine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, oxycarbazepine, rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, systemic dexamethasone (\>1 dose oral/IV), or St. John's wort
  • Suspected to have, recently diagnosed with, or on treatment for TB (due to interaction with rifampin)
  • Previous hypersensitivity reaction to CAB or other INSTI
  • Unstable medical or psychiatric condition making it unlikely they will be able to adhere to injections every 8 weeks
  • Plan for pediatric and post-partum care outside the government system (private clinics)
  • Inflammatory skin condition that compromises the safety of the intramuscular injection
  • Weight \<35kg

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 30 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05986084

Start Date

November 30 2023

End Date

August 31 2027

Last Update

April 25 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

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Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership

Gaborone, Botswana