Not Yet RecruitingNot Applicable

Leveraging Chatbot to Improve PrEP in the Southern United States

United States145 participantsStarted 2026-03-28

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being cisgender Black male * Being aged ≥ 18 years * Having Internet access * Speaking English * Self-reporting condomless sex with another man in the past 6 months * HIV negative or untested. Exclusion Criteria: * Having lived in the US South less than 3 months * Having received antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment.

What they're measuring

Change from baseline PrEP awareness in 90 days

Timeframe: At baseline, 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days

Change from baseline PrEP uptake in 90 days

Timeframe: At baseline, 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05968755

SponsorYale University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-07-01

Contact for this trial

Zhao Ni

203-737-3039 Zhao.ni@yale.edu

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