This study will evaluate the safety of the dapivirine vaginal ring when inserts once every 4 weeks in postmenopausal women over 12 weeks of product use.
Dapivirine, a non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), is a substituted diamino- pyrimidine (DAPY) derivative with potent antiviral activity against HIV-1. Dapivirine is chemically described as 4-\[\[4-\[(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)amino\]-2- pyrimidinyl\]amino\]benzonitrile.6 The dapivirine matrix VR is a flexible ring containing 25 mg of drug substance dispersed in a platinum-catalyzed-cured silicone matrix. Dapivirine is known to be well-suited for delivery via VR, as evidenced by favorable safety and pharmacokinetic data to date described below.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
96
Dapivirine, a non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), is a substituted amino- pyrimidine (DAPY) derivative with potent antiviral activity against HIV-1. Dapivirine is chemically described as 4-\[\[4-\[(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)amino\]-2- pyrimidinyl\]amino\]benzonitrile.6 The dapivirine matrix VR is a flexible ring containing 25 mg of drug substance dispersed in a platinum-catalyzed-cured silicone matrix. Dapivirine is known to be well-suited for delivery via VR
The placebo VR is a flexible, platinum-catalyzed-cured silicone matrix ring, identical to dapivirine Ring-004, containing no active drug.
Alabama CRS, 84519th Street South, BBRB 203A
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Case CRS, Case Western Reserve University, 2061 Cornell Road, Room 303
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Magee Women's Hospital of UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Safety of Dapivirine (25 mg) Administered in a Silicone Elastomer Vaginal Matrix Ring in HIV-uninfected Postmenopausal Women, When Inserted Once Every 4 Weeks During 12 Weeks of Study Product Use
Evidence of Grade 2 or higher genital, genitourinary and reproductive system AEs as defined by the Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events, Version 1.0, Dec 2004 (Clarification dated August 2009), Addendum 1, (Female Genital Grading Table for Use in Microbicide Studies) judged to be related to study product. Evidence of Grade 3 or higher AEs as defined by the Division of AIDS Table for Grading the Severity of Adult and Pediatric Adverse Events, Version 1.0, Dec 2004 (Clarification dated August 2009). DAIDS severity grades are defined as follows: * Grade 1 = mild * Grade 2 = moderate * Grade 3 = severe * Grade 4 = potentially life-threatening * Grade 5 = death
Time frame: over 12-week period of use
The Percentage of Participants Who Find the Study Vaginal Ring to be as Acceptable
To evaluate the acceptability, the percentage of participants who at their 12-Week Final Clinic Visit report via acceptability questionnaire that they prefer the ring at least as much as other HIV prevention methods.
Time frame: at 12-week visit
Percentage of Women Who Were Adherent to Daily Study Product Use Based on Self-report Over the 12-week Study Product Use Period
Adherence will be measured by the percentage of women who keep the VR inserted at all times in the vagina over the course of 12 weeks. A participant was considered adherent in one month (4 weeks) by self-reported data, only if the ring was never out during that month and the participant was not on product hold and did not terminate the clinical trial within that month.
Time frame: 12-week period of use
Pharmacokinetics - The Intent is to Determine if the Plasma Dapivirine Concentrations Are Different in Postmenopausal Women Than in Pre-menopausal Adult Women After Placement of Dapivirine Vaginal Rings.
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The PK endpoint is a description of the end of period (28 day post ring insertion) plasma dapivirine concentrations at week 4, 8, and 12 which will be compared to the same results in a recently studied population of premenopausal adult women (MTN-013).
Time frame: a 12 week product use period
Pharmacokinetics - The Intent is to Determine if the Vaginal Fluid Dapivirine Concentrations Are Different in Postmenopausal Women Than in Pre-menopausal Adult Women After Placement of Dapivirine Vaginal Rings.
The PK endpoint is a description of the end of period (28 day post ring insertion) vaginal fluid dapivirine concentrations at week 4, 8, and 12 which will be compared to the same results in a recently studied population of premenopausal adult women (MTN-013).
Time frame: a 12 week product use period