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Leveraging Chatbot to Improve PrEP in the Southern United States
Sponsor: Yale University
Summary
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.
Official title: Leveraging Chatbot Technology to Improve PrEP Awareness and Uptake Among Black MSM in the Southern United States
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
145
Start Date
2026-03-28
Completion Date
2026-07-01
Last Updated
2026-01-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
A chatbot designed to promote PrEP awareness and uptake for Black MSM
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
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.
Locations (4)
Care 4 U Community Health Center
Miami, Florida, United States
Community Care Resources of FL (CCRSFL)
Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
NAESM, Inc
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
RAO Community Health
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States