EMBRACE (Evaluation of Maternal and Baby Outcome Registry After Chemoprophylactic Exposure)



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Women's Studies
Therapuetic Areas:Reproductive
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:2/27/2019
Start Date:October 2009
End Date:November 2020
Contact:Richard Beigi, MD
Email:rbeigi@mail.magee.edu
Phone:(412)-641-3313

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HIV Prevention Agent Pregnancy Exposure Registry: EMBRACE Study

The Prevention Agent Pregnancy Exposure Registry, also known as EMBRACE (Evaluation of
Maternal and Baby Outcome Registry After Chemoprophylactic Exposure) is a prospective
observational cohort investigation of exposures to study agents under investigation for HIV
prevention. The study population will consist of female participants who are identified as
becoming pregnant during their participation in a microbicide or PrEP trial, or who have had
planned exposures in pregnancy safety studies as well as their babies resulting from these
pregnancies. This study will only enroll babies who have not yet reached their 1 year birth
date.

The Prevention Agent Pregnancy Exposure Registry, also known as EMBRACE (Evaluation of
Maternal and Baby Outcome Registry After Chemoprophylactic Exposure) is a prospective
observational cohort study of maternal exposures to investigational HIV prevention agents.
Approximately 550 pregnant participants and 400 live infants will be offered enrollment. The
study population will consist of current or recent female participants identified as becoming
pregnant during microbicide or PrEP trials, or who have had planned exposures in pregnancy
safety studies. This study will also include infants resulting from those pregnancies. This
protocol will monitor for adverse pregnancy and delivery outcomes, monitor the prevalence of
major malformations, evaluate growth parameters of infants during the first year of life, and
evaluate the prevalence and persistence of HIV drug resistance mutations in a cohort of
infants who were either exposed to active study agents or not exposed to active study agents
while in utero.

Inclusion Criteria: Mother cohort

1. Able and willing to provide written informed consent to take part in the study

2. During participation in a parent protocol, has/had a known confirmed pregnancy,
meeting at least one of the following sets of criteria in A or B:

A. Two consecutive monthly study visits, at least 14 days apart, with positive
pregnancy tests, in the absence of signs/symptoms of miscarriage or participant report
of pregnancy termination.

B. One or more of the following assessments:

- Auscultation of fetal heart tones

- Positive pregnancy test confirmed by clinic staff in the presence of clinically
confirmed enlarged uterus

- Positive pregnancy test confirmed by clinic staff in the presence of missed
menses (no menses occurring at least 60 days from the first day of the last
menses) by participant report (For amenorrheic or irregularly cycling women, two
consecutive positive hCG tests (criterion A) or any of the other clinical signs
of pregnancy included under the criteria B listing will be used to confirm
MTN-016 eligibility).

- Clinical assessment of fetal movement

- Demonstration of pregnancy by ultrasound

3. Able and willing to provide adequate locator information, as defined in site SOPs

Note: Participants do not have to be currently enrolled or engaged in follow-up in a parent
protocol to participate in EMBRACE.

Inclusion Criteria: Infant cohort

1. Has written informed consent provided by parent(s)/guardian to take part in the study
in a manner consistent with local standards, site Institutional Review Board (IRB)
guidance and the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

2. Born to EMBRACE participant mother from pregnancy concurrent with participation in
parent study

Exclusion Criteria: Mother cohort

1. Has any condition that in the opinion of the investigator or designee, would
complicate interpretation of study outcome data, make participation in the study
unsafe, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives

2. Pregnancy outcome occurred greater than one year ago

Exclusion Criteria: Infant cohort

1. Has any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or designee, would
complicate interpretation of study outcome data, make participation in the study
unsafe, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives

2. Has reached 1 year birth date
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
(412) 624-4141
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