Nucleosides And Darunavir/Dolutegravir In Africa (NADIA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03988452 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified July 2020 by Makerere University.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 17, 2019
Last Update Posted : July 30, 2020
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This trial evaluates options for second-line antiretroviral therapy in patients failing on a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) and tenofovir (TDF)-based first-line regimen in the setting of the public health approach in sub-Saharan Africa (with assumed substantial nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) cross-resistance). The trial tests two hypotheses. Firstly that a regimen of dolutegravir (DTG) with two NRTIs is non-inferior to a regimen of ritonavir-boosted darunavir (DRV/r) with two NRTIs. Secondly that continuing an NRTI regimen of TDF and lamivudine (3TC) is non-inferior to switching to zidovudine (ZDV) and 3TC.
The trial is a parallel group, open-label, multi-centre, factorial (2X2) randomised, controlled trial. Patients will be randomised to either DTG or DRV/r with a second randomisation to ZDV and 3TC or TDF and 3TC. Treatment efficacy will be monitored by testing viral load (VL). Analyses will compare DRV/r with DTG; and ZDV/3TC with TDF/3TC by intention to treat analysis on the primary outcome parameter of plasma VL below 400 copies/ml at 48 weeks. Trial follow-up will continue to 96 weeks.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Drug: Darunavir Drug: Ritonavir Drug: Dolutegravir Drug: Zidovudine Drug: Tenofovir Drug: Lamivudine | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 465 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Nucleosides And Darunavir/Dolutegravir In Africa (NADIA): a Randomised Controlled Trial of Darunavir Versus Dolutegravir and Tenofovir Versus Zidovudine in Second-line Antiretroviral Therapy Regimens for the Public Health Approach in Sub-Saharan Africa |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 30, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 30, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Darunavir/r Zidovudine Lamivudine
Darunavir 800mg once daily Ritonavir 100mg once daily Zidovudine 300mg twice daily Lamivudine 150mg twice daily Combination given for 96 weeks
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Drug: Darunavir
Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Ritonavir Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Zidovudine Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Lamivudine Antiretroviral therapy |
Experimental: Darunavir/r Tenofovir Lamivudine
Darunavir 800mg once daily Ritonavir 100mg once daily Tenofovir 300mg once daily Lamivudine 300mg once daily Combination given for 96 weeks
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Drug: Darunavir
Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Ritonavir Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Tenofovir Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Lamivudine Antiretroviral therapy |
Experimental: Dolutegravir Zidovudine Lamivudine
Dolutegravir 50mg once daily Zidovudine 300mg twice daily Lamivudine 150mg twice daily Combination given for 96 weeks
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Drug: Dolutegravir
Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Zidovudine Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Lamivudine Antiretroviral therapy |
Experimental: Dolutegravir Tenofovir Lamivudine
Dolutegravir 50mg once daily Tenofovir 300mg once daily Lamivudine 300mg once daily Combination given for 96 weeks
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Drug: Dolutegravir
Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Tenofovir Antiretroviral therapy Drug: Lamivudine Antiretroviral therapy |
- Plasma viral load < 400 copies/ml at 48 weeks [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
- Plasma viral load < 1000 copies/ml [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Plasma viral load < 400 copies/ml at 96 weeks [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Plasma viral load < 50 copies/ml [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Plasma viral load rebound (≥ 1000 copies/ml, confirmed) [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Plasma viral load rebound (≥ 400 copies/ml, confirmed) [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Plasma viral load rebound (≥ 50 copies/ml, confirmed) [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Viral load rebound (≥ 1000 copies/ml, confirmed) with ≥ 1 major resistance mutation (IAS list) to DRV or DTG [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Viral load rebound (≥ 1000 copies/ml, confirmed) with intermediate or high-level resistance (Stanford algorithm) to DRV or DTG [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Viral load rebound (≥ 1000 copies/ml, confirmed) with intermediate or high-level resistance (Stanford algorithm) to both zidovudine and tenofovir [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- CD4+ cell count change from baseline [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Incident (new or recurrent) WHO stage 4 event [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Incident serious non-AIDS event [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Death [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Time to new or recurrent WHO Stage 4 event, serious non-AIDS event, or death [ Time Frame: 96 weeks ]
- Grade 3 or 4 clinical adverse events [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Grade 3 or 4 clinical adverse events (possibly, probably or definitely related to ART) [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]
- Serious Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 48 and 96 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, age 12 years and above
- Body weight at least 40kg
- Taking a tenofovir plus lamivudine/emtricitabine plus NNRTI-based regimen continuously for a total period of at least 6 months
- Good adherence to ART, defined as missing medication on no more than 3 days in the one month prior to screening. [Patients who do not have good adherence should be given adherence counselling and re-assessed after an interval of not less than 4 weeks].
- HIV treatment failure defined by virological criteria (modified from WHO 2016 criteria); Viral load ≥ 1000 copies/ml at screening AND EITHER Viral load ≥ 1000 copies/ml on the previous test, taken after at least 6 months on ART, and at no more than 6 months prior to screening and at no less than 4 weeks prior to screening, with adherence counselling given after the previous test OR Viral load ≥ 1000 copies/ml on a confirmatory test taken no less than 4 weeks after screening with adherence counselling given after the screening test
- If a woman of childbearing potential, must be willing to use effective contraception. [Childbearing potential is defined as being not premenarchal; not post-menopausal (> 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea and ≥45 years of age); and not permanently sterilised].
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent
- Able to attend regular study follow-up visits
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior use of protease inhibitor or integrase inhibitor therapy
- Requirement for concomitant medication with known major interactions with study drugs for which drug substitutions or dose alterations are not available or acceptable (if the patient requires rifamycin-based TB treatment, rifabutin must be available at the site).
- Women who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Severe hepatic impairment (with ascites and/or encephalopathy)
- ALT > 5 times upper limit of normal
- Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 50 ml/min/1.73m2 at screening calculated using the CKD-EPI equation
- Current participation in another clinical trial or research protocol (may be permitted in some circumstances; but must first be discussed with the NADIA Chief Investigator)
- Life expectancy of less than one month in the opinion of the treating physician

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03988452
Uganda | |
Infectious Diseases Institute | |
Kampala, Uganda |
Study Director: | Nicholas Paton, MD | National University of Singapore |
Responsible Party: | Makerere University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03988452 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
JC3218 |
First Posted: | June 17, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 30, 2020 |
Last Verified: | July 2020 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome HIV Infections Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases Blood-Borne Infections Communicable Diseases Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases Slow Virus Diseases Ritonavir |
Darunavir Tenofovir Lamivudine Zidovudine Dolutegravir HIV Protease Inhibitors Viral Protease Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Anti-HIV Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inhibitors |