The content of this website is intended for United States audiences only.

Global Share

STATUS Recruitment Complete

Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide (F/TAF) Fixed-Dose Combination Once Daily for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men and Are At Risk of HIV-1 Infection (DISCOVER)

LAST UPDATED

May 05 2026

Clinicaltrials.gov ID

NCT02842086

EudraCT ID

2016-001399-31

OVERVIEW

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Emtricitabine and Tenofovir Alafenamide (F/TAF) Fixed-Dose Combination Once Daily for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men and Are At Risk of HIV-1 Infection (DISCOVER)

PROTOCOL SUMMARY

The primary objective of this study is to assess the rates of HIV-1 infection in Men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) who have sex with men and who are administered daily emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (F/TAF) or emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) with a minimum follow-up of 48 weeks and at least 50% of participants have 96 weeks of follow-up after randomization.

View More

Participation Requirements

Calendar

Age

18 Years +

Condition

Sex

ALL

Healthy Icon

Healthy Volunteers

true

Study Details

Medical Condition

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis of HIV-1 Infection

Gender

Men and Transgender Women

Date

September 2016 - January 2019

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Phase

PHASE3

Product

F/TAF, F/TDF, F/TAF Placebo, F/TDF Placebo

Eligibility Information

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria

  • Must be at high risk of sexual acquisition of HIV
  • HIV-1 negative status
  • MSM and TGW (male at birth) who have at least one of the following:
  • condomless anal intercourse with at least two unique male partners in the past 12 weeks (partners must be either HIV-infected or of unknown HIV status)
  • documented history of syphilis in the past 24 weeks
  • documented history of rectal gonorrhea or chlamydia in the past 24 weeks
  • Adequate renal function: estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 mL/min according to the Cockcroft-Gault formula
  • Adequate liver and hematologic function:
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) and total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, or normal direct bilirubin
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1000/mm^3; platelets ≥ 75,000/mm^3; hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
VIEW MORE
Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria

  • Grade 3 or Grade 4 proteinuria or glycosuria that is unexplained or not clinically manageable.
  • NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/ Exclusion criteria may apply.
VIEW MORE