A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Innovative HIV Self-testing Service With Online Real-time Instruction, Pre-test and Post-test Counselling Provided by a Fully-automated Artificial Intelligence Chatbot (HIVST-Chatbot)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 564
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Proportion of HIV self-testing users receiving counselling along with testing
研究概览
简要总结
A parallel-group non-inferiority randomized controlled trial will then be conducted to evaluate the performance of HIVST-Chatbot. A total of 528 Hong Kong Chinese speaking men who have sex with men (MSM) aged ≥18 years who have access to live-chat applications are recruited from multiple sources. Those who are diagnosed as HIV positive are excluded. Participants are 1:1 randomized into the intervention group (n=264) or the control group (n=264). The research team will implement the HIVST-Chatbot (HIVST services with real-time counselling provided by a fully-automated artificial intelligence Chatbot) in the intervention group and HIVST-OIC (HIVST with real-time counselling provided by trained administrators) in the control group. Participants completed two telephone surveys at baseline and six months afterwards.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Male
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Hong Kong Chinese-speaking men aged at least 18 years old
- •Having had anal intercourse with at least one man in the past six months
- •Willing to leave contact information and be followed up at Month 6
- •Having access to the online live-chat application (WhatsApp)
- •Not intending to leave Hong Kong for one month consecutively within the next six months
排除标准
- •Self-reported as HIV positive
研究组 & 干预措施
HIVST-Chatbot (HIV self-testing services with counseling provided by a Chatbot)
Promote and implement HIV self-testing (HIVST) services with real-time counselling provided by a fully-automated artificial intelligence Chatbot (HIVST-Chatbot)
干预措施: HIVST-Chatbot (HIV self-testing services with counseling provided by a Chatbot) (Behavioral)
HIVST-OIC (HIV self-testing services with counseling provided by administrators)
Promote and implement HIV self-testing (HIVST) services with real-time counselling provided by trained administrators)
干预措施: HIVST-OIC (HIV self-testing services with counseling provided by administrators) (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Proportion of HIV self-testing users receiving counselling along with testing
时间窗: 6 months
Proportion of HIV self-testing users receiving counselling along with testing during the 6-month follow-up period
Uptake of HIV self-testing
时间窗: 6 months
Proportion of participants who use HIV self-testing during the 6-month follow-up period
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Zixin Wang
Assistant Professor
Chinese University of Hong Kong