Developing an AI Pharmacy Chatbot for the Population of Hong Kong

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The primary objective of this study is to is to develop a conversational AI service (chatbot) in Hong Kong to assist patients and caregivers with inquires related to Hospital Authority (HA)-prescribed medications, and to evaluate its effectiveness in answering medication-related questions. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. How satisfied are the patients and caregivers with this pharmacy chatbot? 2. How will the pharmacy chatbot impact eligible patients or caregivers on their (or the patient they are caring for) medication adherence, knowledge, and the consultation time with HA pharmacists? There will be an intervention group and a control group: 1. The intervention group will be invited to use the AI Pharmacy Chatbot online for 7 days through WhatsApp, a commonly used social media platform in Hong Kong. They can inquire about their medications prescribed under HA and get instant, validated answers from the chatbot. 2. The control group will not use the chatbot during the intervention period. To evaluate the chatbot's usability, researchers will measure patient satisfaction through usability questionnaires issued to the intervention group after their intervention period. Differences in medication adherence, medication knowledge, and HA pharmacist consultation time will also be measured between the intervention and control groups after the intervention period, to determine the chatbot's impact.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
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• Patients aged 18 years or older diagnosed with either hyperglycaemia, hypertension, or hyperlipidaemia, and currently receiving medication prescribed by the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong.

• Caregivers aged 18 years or older for patients described above.

Locations
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Contact Information
Primary
Joseph Wu, PhD
hkusph@hku.hk
+852 3917 6709
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-10-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 280
Treatments
Experimental: Pharmacy chatbot intervention group
In this arm, participants will receive a pharmacy chatbot intervention. They will be invited to use the chatbot through WhatsApp. They can ask questions regarding their (or the patient they are caring for) prescribed medications and get immediate responses from the chatbot. The intervention will last for 7 days.
No_intervention: Control group
The control group will not have any exposure with the chatbot during the intervention period.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong, Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health
Leads: The University of Hong Kong

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