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A Study of Doravirine/Islatravir in Healthy Lactating Females (MK-8591A-061)

A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Breast Milk and Plasma Pharmacokinetics of MK-8591A in Healthy Lactating Female Participants

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07086079
Enrollment
12
Registered
2025-07-25
Start date
2025-09-26
Completion date
2026-02-04
Last updated
2026-02-20

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

The goal of this study is to learn what happens to doravirine (DOR) and islatravir (ISL) in a healthy lactating female's body over time. Researchers want to learn if DOR and ISL are in breast milk.

Interventions

Oral tablet

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Is at least 6-weeks postpartum at the time of administration of study drug, following the delivery of a healthy singleton neonate * Is willing and able to express breast milk using an electric pump prior to study drug administration and is expected to be able to express at least 4 times over a 24-hour period after study drug administration

Exclusion criteria

The main

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cumulative Amount of DOR Excreted in Breast Milk From 0 to 24 Hours (Ae0-24hrs)Predose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the Ae0-24hrs after administration of DOR.
Body Weight Normalized Infant Theoretical Dose of DORPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to calculate the theoretical daily (24 hour) infant dose of DOR as normalized by participant-reported infant body weight.
Relative Infant Theoretical Dose of DORPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to calculate the theoretical daily (24 hour) infant dose of DOR relative to the maternal dose.
Cumulative Amount of Total ISL Excreted in Breast Milk From 0 to 24 Hours (Ae0-24hrs)Predose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the Ae0-24hrs after administration of total ISL.
Body Weight Normalized Infant Theoretical Dose of ISLPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to calculate the theoretical daily (24 hour) infant dose of ISL as normalized by participant-reported infant body weight.
Relative Infant Theoretical Dose of ISLPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to calculate the theoretical daily (24 hour) infant dose of ISL relative to the maternal dose.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve From 0 to 24 Hours (AUC0-24hrs) of DOR in Breast MilkPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the AUC0-24hrs of DOR.
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of DOR in Breast MilkPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the Cmax of DOR.
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of DOR in Breast MilkPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the Tmax of DOR
AUC0-24hrs of Total ISL in Breast MilkPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the AUC0-24hrs of total ISL.
Cmax of Total ISL in Breast MilkPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the Cmax of total ISL.
Tmax of Total ISL in Breast MilkPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdoseBreast milk samples will be collected to determine the Tmax of total ISL.
AUC0-24hrs of DOR in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the AUC0-24hrs of DOR.
Cmax of DOR in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the Cmax of DOR.
Tmax of DOR in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the Tmax of DOR.
Concentration at 24 Hours (C24) of DOR in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the C24 of DOR.
AUC0-24hrs of ISL in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the AUC0-24hrs of ISL.
Cmax of ISL in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the Cmax of ISL.
Tmax of ISL in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the Tmax of ISL.
C24 of ISL in PlasmaPredose and at designated timepoints up to 24 hours postdosePlasma samples will be collected to determine the C24 of ISL.

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORMedical Director

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026