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HIV InfectionsNCT04019873

'COMBINE-2': Real-world Evidence for Effectiveness of Two Drug Regimen, Antiretroviral Therapy With Integrase Inhibitors Plus a Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

An observational study of HIV Infections, run by ViiV Healthcare at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Dolutegravir (DTG) is a well-tolerated 2nd generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI); rilpivirine (RPV) is a well-tolerated non- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) and lamivudine (3TC) is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV Infections
What is being tested?
Dolutegravir (DTG), Lamivudine (3TC) and Rilpivirine (RPV)
How many people
774 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
18 Nov 2019to 5 Dec 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The study population will consist of HIV positive male or female subjects aged 18 years or over and who have started 2DR with an integrase inhibitor plus a reverse transcriptase inhibitor from 2014 onwards as a first-line treatment among naïve subjects, or a switching option for those with HIV RNA suppression on current treatment (stable switches), or a second-line treatment for those with virological failure on prior treatment.

Who may be able to join

  • HIV positive male or female subjects aged 18 years or over and who have started 2DR with an integrase inhibitor plus a reverse transcriptase inhibitor from 2014 onwards as a first-line treatment among naïve subjects, or a switching option for those with HIV RNA suppression on current treatment (stable switches), or a second-line treatment for those with virological failure on prior treatment.

Who cannot join

  • No specific exclusion criteria

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Barcelona, 08041

Other trials in Spain

About this study

Dolutegravir (DTG) is a well-tolerated 2nd generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI); rilpivirine (RPV) is a well-tolerated non- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) and lamivudine (3TC) is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). This study aims to gather the real-world evidence to evaluate effectiveness of the two-drug regimen (2DR). This is a multi-site observational study in subjects who have started and/or who plan to initiate 2DR with an integrase inhibitor plus a reverse transcriptase inhibitor. The study does not require any changes to the routine standard of care that subjects receive. Approximately 500 eligible subjects will be included from potential investigational sites across Europe and data from them will be collected either retrospectively or prospectively.

Conditions
HIV Infections
Being tested
Dolutegravir (DTG), Lamivudine (3TC), Rilpivirine (RPV)
Keywords
2DR, HIV, Lamivudine, COMBINE-2, Dolutegravir
Medical subject headings
HIV Infections

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Dolutegravir (DTG)Drug

    DTG is a 2nd generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor. Subjects receiving DTG as a part of 2DR treatment will be included in the study.

  • Lamivudine (3TC)Drug

    3TC is a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Subjects receiving 3TC as a part of 2DR treatment will be included in the study.

  • Rilpivirine (RPV)Drug

    RPV is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Subjects receiving RPV as part of 2DR treatment will be included in the study.

Study groups in NCT04019873
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment-naïve participantsParticipants received a two-drug regimen (2DR) consisting of an integrase inhibitor plus a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, as a first-line treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
Receives: Drug: Dolutegravir (DTG); Drug: Lamivudine (3TC); Drug: Rilpivirine (RPV)
Stable switch participantsParticipants received a two-drug regimen (2DR) consisting of an integrase inhibitor plus a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, as a switching treatment option for HIV infection, whilst virologically suppressed (whilst having HIV RNA suppression) on current treatment.
Receives: Drug: Dolutegravir (DTG); Drug: Lamivudine (3TC); Drug: Rilpivirine (RPV)
Prior virological failure participantsParticipants received a two-drug regimen (2DR) consisting of an integrase inhibitor plus a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, as a second-line treatment for HIV infection, due to virological failure (VF) on prior treatment.
Receives: Drug: Dolutegravir (DTG); Drug: Lamivudine (3TC); Drug: Rilpivirine (RPV)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Treatment-naïve Participants With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HIV-RNA) Levels Less Than (<)50 Copies/Milliliter (c/mL) at 24 Weeks After 2DR (Two-drug Regimen) Initiation

    Measured: At Week 24

  2. Number of Treatment-naïve Participants With HIV-RNA Levels <50 c/mL at 48 Weeks After 2DR Initiation

    Measured: At Week 48

  3. Number of Treatment-naïve Participants With HIV-RNA Levels <50 c/mL at 96 Weeks After 2DR Initiation

    Measured: At Week 96

  4. Number of Treatment-experienced Viremic Participants With HIV-RNA Levels <50 c/mL at Week 24

    Measured: At Week 24

  5. Number of Treatment-experienced Viremic Participants With HIV-RNA Levels <50 c/mL at Week 48

    Measured: At Week 48

  6. Number of Treatment-experienced Viremic Participants With HIV-RNA Levels <50 c/mL at Week 96

    Measured: At Week 96

  7. Number of Treatment-naïve Participants Experiencing Virologic Failure (VF) [Up to 24 Weeks]

    VF was defined as virologic rebound (after achieving suppression, 2 consecutive HIV RNA level greater than or equal to [>=] 50 copies/mL or 1 HIV RNA level >=50 copies/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation) or virologic non-response (2 consecutive VL>=200 copies/mL after at least 24 weeks of treatment).

    Measured: Up to 24 weeks

  8. Number of Treatment-naïve Participants Experiencing VF [Up to 48 Weeks]

    VF was defined as virologic rebound (after achieving suppression, 2 consecutive HIV RNA level greater than or equal to [>=] 50 copies/mL or 1 HIV RNA level >=50 copies/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation) or virologic non-response (2 consecutive VL>=200 copies/mL after at least 48 weeks of treatment).

    Measured: Up to 48 weeks

  9. Number of Treatment-naïve Participants Experiencing VF [Up to 96 Weeks]

    VF was defined as virologic rebound (after achieving suppression, 2 consecutive HIV RNA level greater than or equal to [>=] 50 copies/mL or 1 HIV RNA level >=50 copies/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation) or virologic non-response (2 consecutive VL>=200 copies/mL after at least 96 weeks of treatment).

    Measured: Up to 96 weeks

  10. Number of Stable Switch Participants With VF Within the First 24 Weeks

    VF was defined as 2 consecutive HIV RNA >=50 c/mL or 1 HIV RNA >50c/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation or missing value.

    Measured: Up to Week 24

  11. Number of Stable Switch Participants With VF Within the First 48 Weeks

    VF was defined as 2 consecutive HIV RNA >=50 c/mL or 1 HIV RNA >50c/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation or missing value.

    Measured: Up to Week 48

  12. Number of Stable Switch Participants With VF Within the First 96 Weeks

    VF was defined as 2 consecutive HIV RNA >=50 c/mL or 1 HIV RNA >50c/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation or missing value.

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  13. Number of Treatment-experienced Viremic Participants Experiencing VF [Up to 24 Weeks]

    VF was defined as virologic rebound (after achieving suppression, 2 consecutive HIV RNA >= 50 copies/mL or 1 HIV RNA level >=50 copies/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation) or virologic non-response (2 consecutive VL >=200 copies/mL after at least 24 weeks of treatment). Treatment-experienced viremic participants refers to individuals who have previously undergone HIV treatment but had virological failure in prior treatment.

    Measured: Up to 24 weeks

  14. Number of Treatment-experienced Viremic Participants Experiencing VF [Up to 48 Weeks]

    VF was defined as virologic rebound (after achieving suppression, 2 consecutive HIV RNA >= 50 copies/mL or 1 HIV RNA level >=50 copies/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation) or virologic non-response (2 consecutive VL >=200 copies/mL after at least 48 weeks of treatment). Treatment-experienced viremic participants refers to individuals who have previously undergone HIV treatment but had virological failure in prior treatment.

    Measured: Up to 48 weeks

  15. Number of Treatment-experienced Viremic Participants Experiencing VF [Up to 96 Weeks]

    VF was defined as virologic rebound (after achieving suppression, 2 consecutive HIV RNA >= 50 copies/mL or 1 HIV RNA level >=50 copies/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation) or virologic non-response (2 consecutive VL >=200 copies/mL after at least 96 weeks of treatment). Treatment-experienced viremic participants refers to individuals who have previously undergone HIV treatment but had virological failure in prior treatment.

    Measured: Up to 96 weeks

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Number of Participants With HIV RNA Levels >=200 c/mL After 24 Weeks, 48 Weeks and 96 Weeks

    Measured: At Week 24, Week 48 and Week 96

  2. Number of Participants With Low Level Viremia

    Low level viremia was defined as virologic load >=50 and <200 c/mL.

    Measured: At Week 24, Week 48 and Week 96

  3. Time to Virologic Suppression Among Treatment-naïve Participants and Treatment-experienced Viremic Participants, Who Achieved Suppression

    Suppression of VL was evaluated at 24 weeks, 48 weeks and 96 weeks and time to virologic suppression was planned to be evaluated until 96 weeks.

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  4. Time to Virologic Failure in the Stable Switch Population

    VF was defined as virologic rebound (after achieving suppression, 2 consecutive HIV RNA level greater than or equal to [>=] 50 copies/mL or 1 HIV RNA level >=50 copies/mL followed by study treatment discontinuation) or virologic non-response (2 consecutive VL>=200 copies/mL after at least 48 weeks of treatment).

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  5. Number of Participants With Emergent Resistance Mutations Following Virologic Failure (VF) Events

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  6. Number of Participants Who Discontinue Their Baseline 2DR and Who Stable Switch to a Different Regimen While Virologically Suppressed (HIV RNA <50 Copies/mL) at Switch

    A stable switch was defined as a switching option for participants with HIV RNA suppression on current treatment with viral load <50 c/mL at time of switch.

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  7. Number of Participants Who Discontinue Their Baseline 2DR and Who Switch Following Virologic Failure

    Virologic rebound or virologic non-response in participants, was considered as virologic failure.

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  8. Number of Participants Who Discontinue Their Baseline 2DR Who Are Switching for Safety or Other Reasons

    Safety reasons include tolerability, toxicity and other reasons.

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  9. Number of Participants With AEs and SAEs

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. A SAE is any untoward event resulting in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity, congenital anomaly/birth defect or any other situation according to medical or scientific judgment. Determination of an event as AE or SAE was at the discretion of the treating clinician and taken from the medical record.

    Measured: Up to Week 96

  10. Cluster of Differentiation (CD)4+ and CD8+ T Cell Counts

    Measured: At baseline (Week 0), Week 24, Week 48 and Week 96

  11. CD4/CD8 Ratio

    Measured: At baseline (Week 0), Week 24, Week 48 and Week 96

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Jul 2019
  2. Study start18 Nov 2019
  3. Primary completion14 Apr 2023
  4. Study completion5 Dec 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
774 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04019873
Sponsor's protocol ID
207859
Status last verified
Dec 2024
First submitted
19 Jul 2018
Last updated
22 Jan 2025
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of HIV Infections, run by ViiV Healthcare at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jan 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 22 Jan 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Treatment-naïve Participants With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Ribonucleic Acid (HIV-RNA) Levels Less Than (<)50 Copies/Milliliter (c/mL) at 24 Weeks After 2DR (Two-drug Regimen) Initiation (time frame: At Week 24). The study lists 15 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jan 2025.

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