🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-07-01
Leveraging Chatbot to Improve PrEP in the Southern United States (NCT05968755)
🟡 Not Yet Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: Yale University
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
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 join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (6 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (3 items).
Location: Care 4 U Community Health Center — Miami, Florida
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Having lived in the US South less than 3 months
- Having received antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (4 Sites)
- Care 4 U Community Health Center — Miami, Florida
- Community Care Resources of FL (CCRSFL) — Pembroke Pines, Florida
- NAESM, Inc — Atlanta, Georgia
- RAO Community Health — Charlotte, North Carolina
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.