Combining an Effective Rule-based Chatbot With ChatGPT-supported Real-time Question-answer Functions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Among Community-dwelling People Aged 65 Years and Above
Combining an Effective Rule-based Chatbot With ChatGPT-supported Real-time Question-answer Functions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Among Community-dwelling People Aged 65 Years and Above: a Partially Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
This study is a partially blinded (outcome assessors and data analysts) and parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Community-dwelling people aged ≥65 years who have not received the SIV for the approaching flu season will be randomized evenly (1:1) into either the intervention group or the control group. During the intervention period, the intervention group will have access to the hybrid combination of a rule-based chatbot (SIV-Chatbot) with the ChatGPT-supported real-time Question & Answer (QA) functions, while the control group will have access only to the SIV-Chatbot.
The SIV-Chatbot will deliver the same interventions for both groups. The number of intervention sessions (four) and timing (week 0, 2, 4 & 6) will also be the same. In the intervention group, the hybrid Chatbot will invite the participants to raise open-ended questions related to SIV using flexible methods (such as voice messages, typing with keyboards, or handwriting) at each session. The ChatGPT will answer these questions immediately in the format of text messages. The functions can be used repeatedly throughout the intervention period (weeks 0-6), and participants will be free to spend as much time as they want on such functions.
Telephone interviews will be conducted at baseline (T0), after completion of the intervention (T1), and six months after T1 (T2). The primary outcome will be the self-reported SIV uptake measured at T2. The research team will validate that outcome by requesting the participants upload an image of their SIV receipt, while hiding their personal identification, via the WhatsApp account used in this study.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Anslået)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Zixin Wang, PhD
- Telefonnummer: +852 22528474
- E-mail: wangzx@cuhk.edu.hk
Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- aged ≥65 years
- possession of a Hong Kong ID
- able to speak and comprehend Cantonese
- have a smartphone with internet access
- have either installed or are willing to install WhatsApp on their smartphone
- have not taken seasonal influenza vaccination for the approaching flu season
Exclusion Criteria:
- score ≤16 in the validated telephone version of the Cantonese Mini-Mental State Examination (T-CMMSE)
- either blindness or deafness
- with known contraindications to the SIV as indicated by the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (e.g., history of severe allergic reactions to any of the vaccine component or a previous dose of SIV and bleeding disorders)
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Sundhedstjenesteforskning
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Enkelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Intervention group
Have access to the hybrid combination of a rule-based chatbot (SIV-Chatbot) with the ChatGPT-supported real-time QA functions |
After assessing participants' stage of change (SOC) regarding SIV uptake, the rule-based component (SIV-Chatbot) will deliver online interventions tailored to their current SOC. There will be four intervention sessions at week 0, 2, 4 and 6. In addition, the hybrid Chatbot will invite the participants to raise open-ended questions related to SIV using flexible methods at each session. The ChatGPT will answer these questions immediately in the format of text messages. The functions can be used repeatedly throughout the intervention period (weeks 0-6), and participants will be free to spend as much time as they want on such functions. |
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Aktiv komparator: Control group
Have access only to a rule-based chatbot (SIV-Chatbot) |
After assessing participants' stage of change (SOC) regarding SIV uptake, the rule-based chatbot (SIV-Chatbot) will deliver online interventions tailored to their current SOC. There will be four intervention sessions at week 0, 2, 4 and 6. |
Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination
Tidsramme: Six months after completion of the intervention
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The primary outcome will be the self-reported seasonal influenza vaccination uptake measured at T2 (six months after completion of the intervention). The research team will validate that outcome by requesting the participants upload an image of their receipt. |
Six months after completion of the intervention
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Stage of change related to seasonal influenza vaccination uptake
Tidsramme: T0 (baseline), T1 (after completion of intervention), and T2 (six months after completion of the intervention)
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Participants' SOC will be measured at T0 (baseline), T1 (after completion of intervention), and T2 (six months after completion of the intervention) by using validated questions |
T0 (baseline), T1 (after completion of intervention), and T2 (six months after completion of the intervention)
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Knowledge and attitudes related to seasonal influenza vaccination
Tidsramme: T0 (baseline) and T2 (6 months after completion of the intervention)
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Knowledge and attitudes will be measured at T0 (baseline) and T2 (6 months after completion of the intervention) by validated tools |
T0 (baseline) and T2 (6 months after completion of the intervention)
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Anslået)
Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)
Studieafslutning (Anslået)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- GRF14611325
Plan for individuelle deltagerdata (IPD)
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IPD-planbeskrivelse
The data presented in this study are available from the corresponding author upon request. The data are not publicly available as they contain sensitive personal information.
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