NCT06814041Active, not recruiting
Pilot RCT and Interview Study on an HIV Chatbot in Nigeria
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial and an Interview Study to Evaluate a Chatbot for People Living With HIV in Nigeria
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will investigate the use of a HIV chatbot that acts as an informational coach. The main question the study aims to answer is: Does the chatbot improve HIV knowledge in adults (older than 18-years) newly diagnosed with HIV in Nigeria - compared to a control group? Moreover, the study will also determine potential effects of the chatbot use on patients' resilience, psychological well-being. The study will explore patients' use and perceptions of the chatbot, as well as potential gender differences. The control group will receive Standard of Care only. Patients in the chatbot intervention group will interact with the chatbot in addition to receiving Standard of Care. They will be able to: * Use a chatbot via WhatsApp * Receive information on relevant HIV topics * Get automated responses to their HIV-related questions * Be reminded of medical appointments and medication schedules
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 314 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 3 Feb 2025
- Start date
- 14 Apr 2025
- Primary completion date
- 11 Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Christoph Pimmer
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT06814041
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 314
- From 14 Apr 2025 to the primary completion date, 11 Feb 2026
- 6 sites 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
- Known pregnancy or ≤3 months postpartum
- Persons with suicidal ideation and/or severe mental distress
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosed with HIV
- ART enrollment: at the day of recruitment or in the subsequent 7 days. But no longer than 30 months prior to enrolment in the study..
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Have a personal internet-enabled smartphone with WhatsApp installed
- Carry the phone with them at the time of recruitment
- Able to understand, read, and write in English (the official language in Nigeria)
- Able to understand the information about the study
- Provide written informed consent.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (6)
Sites in registry order. Save your city in your profile to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Catholic General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ibadan | Nigeria | Unknown status |
| Our Lady of Apostle Catholic Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ibadan | Nigeria | Unknown status |
| Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ibadan | Nigeria | Unknown status |
| Infectious Disease Institute, (IDI) UCH Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ibadan | Nigeria | Unknown status |
| Ring Road State Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ibadan | Nigeria | Unknown status |
| Baptist Medical Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Saki | Nigeria | Unknown status |
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