To assess patient reported treatment satisfaction and medication tolerability in virologically suppressed HIV-1 infected adults who are at least 65 years of age who switch to a bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) fixed-dose combination regimen.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
50/200/25 mg fixed-dose combination administered orally once daily without regard to food.
DAP Health
Palm Springs, California, United States
RECRUITINGImprovement in treatment satisfaction by a change in total satisfaction scale as measured by the HIVTSQ survey.
Improvement in treatment satisfaction by a change in total satisfaction scale as measured by the HIVTSQ survey. The range of scores is between -33 and +33. The higher the score, the greater the improvement in satisfaction. Satisfaction may be positive or negative.
Time frame: 48 weeks
Improvement in overall quality of life as characterized by a change in total satisfaction scale as measured by the HIVDQoL survey.
Improvement in overall quality of life as characterized by a change in total satisfaction scale as measured by the HIVDQoL survey. The range of scores is between -9 to +3. The higher the score the greater the impact. Impacts may be positive or negative.
Time frame: 48 weeks
Percentage of all participants who have plasma HIV-1 RNA Viral Load < 50 c/mL at W24
Percentage of all participants who have plasma HIV-1 RNA Viral Load \< 50 c/mL at W24 using FDA snapshot analysis, which defined a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined timepoint within a certain window of time, along with study drug discontinuation.
Time frame: Week 24
Percentage of all participants who have plasma HIV-1 RNA Viral Load < 50 c/mL at end of study
Percentage of all participants who have plasma HIV-1 RNA Viral Load \< 50 c/mL at end of study (Week 48) using FDA snapshot analysis, which defined a participant's virologic response status using only the viral load at the predefined timepoint within a certain window of time, along with study drug discontinuation.
Time frame: Week 48
Percentage of Participants experiencing Adverse Events (AEs) through End of Study (Week 48)
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Time frame: Week 48
Percentage of patients who reduced their number of total medications from baseline.
Percentage of patients who reduced their number of total medications from baseline. Polypharmacy is defined as 5 or more prescription medications and the Beers Criteria is utilized as a tool to evaluate potentially inappropriate prescriptions in this population.
Time frame: Week 48