The purpose of this study is determine whether different antiretroviral therapy (ART) changes the effects on body fat and predict the weight change in Black and Hispanic females.
Study is three-arm, open-label, randomized, interventional trial, in which all patients who are successfully enrolled will be randomized 1:1:1 to initiate ART therapy with Doravirine/Lamivudine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate vs. Doravirine + Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alefenamide, Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide. All patients will be followed or a total o 48 weeks. .
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
100 mg of doravirine (DOR), 300 mg of lamivudine (3TC), and 300 mg of TDF
100 mg of doravirine + 200 mg emtricitabine (FTC) and 25 mg of tenofovir alefenamide fumerate (TAF)
Bictegravir sodium 50 mg, emtricitabine 200mg, tenofovir alefenamide fumerate 25mg
Prism Health North Texas
Dallas, Texas, United States
Change from Baseline of BMI after Initiation of ART Therapy at Week 48
Comparison of weight and height is collected prior to, and during ART to determine baseline and changes of BMI (kg/m2) on ART.
Time frame: Week 48
Change of BMI Category after Initiation of ART Therapy at Week 48
Comparison of participants w/ \>10% weight change in the study arms. BMI categories: underweight (\<18.5) or normal weight (18.5 - 25) or overweight (25 - 30) or obese (\>30); or from overweight to obese.
Time frame: Week 48
Change in Regional Lean and Body Mass
Whole body Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan (Hologic, QDR 4500A) will measure changes between study arms.
Time frame: Week 48
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