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. 2018 Oct 26;21(Suppl Suppl 8):e25187. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25187

Abstract P034 – Table 1. Swallowability/acceptability questionnaire outcomes

Parameter Current ARV treatmenta (N = 27) Screening placebo (N = 27) D/C/F/TAF placebo (N = 27) Darunavir/cobicistat placebo (N = 27)
How difficult/easy to swallow tablet, n (% to cumulative %)
 Very easy 18 (66.7% to 66.7%) 12 (44.4% to 44.4%) 17 (63.0% to 63.0%) 16 (59.3% to 59.3%)
 Moderately easy 5 (18.5% to 85.2%) 6 (22.2% to 66.7%) 3 (11.1% to 74.1%) 4 (14.8% to 74.1%)
 Slightly easy 2 (7.4% to 92.6%) 2 (7.4% to 74.1%) 4 (14.8% to 88.9%) 5 (18.5% to 92.6%)
 Neither difficult nor easy 2 (7.4% to 100%) 1 (3.7% to 77.8%) 1 (3.7% to 92.6%) 2 (7.4% to 100%)
 Slightly difficult 0 4 (14.8% to 92.6%) 1 (3.7% to 96.3%) 0
 Moderately difficult 0 0 0 0
 Very difficult 0 2 (7.4% to 100%) 1 (3.7% to 100%) 0
Swallowing acceptability, n (%) (95% CI)
 Easyb 27 (100%) 21 (77.8%) 25 (92.6%) 27 (100%)
(87.2% to 100%) (57.7% to 91.4%) (75.7% to 99.1%) (87.2% to 100%)
 Difficultc 0 (0.0%) 6 (22.2%) 2 (7.4%) 0 (0.0%)
(0.0% to 12.8%) (8.6% to 42.3%) (0.9% to 24.3%) (0.0% to 12.8%)
Swallowing acceptability should tablet be taken once daily over a longer period, n (% to cumulative %)
 Good to take 14 (51.9% to 51.9%) 14 (51.9% to 51.9%) 15 (55.6% to 55.6%)
 Acceptable 9 (33.3% to 85.2%) 11 (40.7% to 92.6%) 12 (44.4% to 100%)
 Not acceptable 4 (14.8% to 100%) 2 (7.4% to 100%) 0

aall patients received ≥1 FDC in their current antiretroviral regimen, most commonly elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (12 [44.4%] patients), rilpivirine/emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine and abacavir/lamivudine (4[14.8%] patients each).

bEasy = ‘Very easy’, ‘Moderately easy’, ‘Slightly easy’, ‘Neither difficult nor easy’.

cDifficult = ‘Slightly difficult’, ‘Moderately difficult’, ‘Very difficult’.

95% CI – Clopper‐Pearson exact confidence interval for binomial proportion.