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Status
Completed
Phase
III
II
Principal Investigator(s)
Lynn Paxton, MD
Objective
Tested whether daily TDF/FTC (Truvada) was safe for HIV-negative sexually-active young adults in Botswana and whether it reduced risk of HIV infection.
Key results: 62% Reduction in HIV infection rate on Daily oral TDF/FTC among heterosexual males and females in Botswana, underpowered for sex differences.
Last updated August 10, 2022
Prevention Option(s)
PrEP
Study Design
Controlled
Randomized
Double-blind
Arms and Assigned Interventions
Description
Daily dosing
Products
TDF/FTC (Truvada)
ARMs
Experimental
Description
Daily dosing
ARMs
Placebo Comparator
Official Code
Related Publications
Trial Sponsors
Botswana Ministry of Health, US Centers for Disease Control
Product Developers
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
March 2007
March 2011
Date of Enrollment Completion
March 1, 2011
Enrollment
1 219
18
Years
39
Years
Population
Men
Women
Sites
BOTUSA HIV Prevention Research Unit
Francistown and Gaborone
Botswana