Leveraging Chatbot to Improve PrEP in the Southern United States

Part of paid clinical trials in Miami, Florida.

Sponsor
Yale University
Study ID
NCT05968755
Status
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Conditions

  • HIV Prevention
  • PrEP Awareness
  • PrEP Uptake

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • A chatbot designed to promote PrEP awareness and uptake for Black MSM — DEVICE
    Participants in the intervention group will have access to a theory-informed (Self-Determination Theory) chatbot and receive an automated personalized question message (root-node message) from the chatbot. The root-node messages are questions written into the chatbot algorithms to initiate interactive communication with participants. In each round of the interactive communication, the chatbot will provide automated personalized PrEP-related information, autonomous motivation, and psychological needs based on Self-Determination Theory constructs.
  • General educational messages — OTHER
    Participants in the control group will received general education messages from a research assistant including healthy diet, exercise, and COVID-19 prevention. The frequency of contact will be pre-specified by participants in interviews prior to the RCT.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to develop a chatbot intervention to promote PrEP awareness and uptake among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Southern United States.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 28, 2026
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Jul 1, 2026
Completion
Jul 1, 2026

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention group
  • Placebo Comparator: Control group

Primary Outcome Measure

Change from baseline PrEP awareness in 90 days [ Time Frame: At baseline, 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (4)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Care 4 U Community Health CenterMiamiFlorida33127-
Community Care Resources of FL (CCRSFL)Pembroke PinesFlorida33027-
NAESM, IncAtlantaGeorgia30318-
RAO Community HealthCharlotteNorth Carolina28202-

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