Developing a Chatbot to Promote HIV Testing

Sponsor
Yale University
Study ID
NCT04910984
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Chatbot messages — BEHAVIORAL
    Automated personalized messages containing HIV testing-related information, motivation and skills
  • Attention-matched educational materials — BEHAVIORAL
    Attention-matched educational materials manually sent by our research assistant. These educational materials will be retrieved from CDC and WHO websites and curated into short articles (\<200 words) and pictures. All educational materials will be screened by HIV experts from University of Malaya to ensure accuracy before being sent to participants.

Study Details

In this study, the feasibility of a Chatbot in promoting HIV testing in a pilot RCT with 80 men who have sex with men in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be studied. Participants will be randomized to Chatbot or treatment as usual (TAU) groups. Participants in the intervention group will receive automated personalized messages containing HIV testing-related information, motivation and skills.

Key Dates

First listed
Jun 2, 2021
Start date
Jul 20, 2026
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2027
Completion
Jul 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Chatbot group
  • Placebo Comparator: TAU group

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in HIV testing [ Time Frame: 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 120 days, 150 days, and 180 days ]

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