NCT07472582Not yet recruiting
A Chatbot to Reduce Chemsex and HIV-related Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
A Chatbot to Reduce Chemsex and HIV-related Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 16 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate whether receiving chatbot-delivered stage-of-change-tailored online interventions is effective in reducing chemsex among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong. The main question it aims to answer is: Does chatbot-delivered stage-of-changed online interventions reduce chemsex among men who have sex with men Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group. The control group will watch one online video introducing chemsex-related knowledge and harm reduction skills per week for 12 weeks. On top of the interventions received by the control group, participants in the intervention group will have access to a chatbot during the 12-week intervention period. The chatbot will deliver 12 weekly episodes of interventions tailored to once's current stage-of-change related to chemsex. The chatbot will also address questions related to chemsex during the intervention period.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 11 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 1 Apr 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- NCT number
- NCT07472582
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 100
- From 1 Apr 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 2027
- No sites listed in no country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Self-reported a diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
Who the study is looking for
- Hong Kong men aged at least 18 years
- Able to understand Cantonese
- Had anal intercourse with at least one man within the past six months
- Willingness to provide contact information for follow-up
- Having access to WhatsApp
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Male · Accepts healthy volunteers
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