NCT06566417Completed
Social Media as a Risk Tool for HIV Prevention Needs
Use of Sentiment Analysis and Social Media to Understand HIV Prevention Needs Among Young Women in Kenya
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The impact of effective HIV prevention tools is limited because many people do not know that they are at risk for HIV acquisition, despite the availability of various risk assessment scores and criteria. This proposal aims to use a novel data science approach to assessing HIV prevention needs among 400 young women in Kisumu, Kenya- namely, topic modeling and network analysis of text and/or social media messages (e.g., WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter). The study will involve in-depth assessment of relevant ethical and logistical factors to ensure appropriate and optimized use of a sentiment analysis tool for implementation in routine clinical care.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 400 (actual)
- First submitted
- 30 Jul 2024
- Start date
- 1 Feb 2024
- Primary completion date
- 15 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT06566417
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 400
- From 1 Feb 2024 to the primary completion date, 15 May 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Inability to provide informed consent (e.g., intoxication, developmental delay)
Who the study is looking for
- Identifying as a young woman (age 18-24 years)
- Attending clinic for any health services, including PrEP and HIV testing
- Smart phone ownership
- Ability to understand Kiswahili, DhoLuo, and/or English
- Use of SMS, WhatsApp, and/or other types of social media
Age in the registry: 18 years to 24 years · Sex: Female · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEMRI Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kisumu | Kenya | Unknown status |
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