Building Cognitive Resilience to Vaccine Misinformation Using AI: Evidence From a Randomised Trial

ConditionHealthy
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20+
SponsorLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

About this trial

This study aims to understand how parents and caregivers in the United Kingdom engage with information about childhood vaccination (routine vaccines for children and adolescents, excluding tetanus or international travel-related vaccines) and how tailored digital health tools can help address childhood vaccine misinformation.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Parents or primary caregivers of at least one child under 18 years of age in the UK who is able to answer questions about their child's vaccination status;

Those who have basic literacy in English;

Those who have regular access to a digital device and the internet; and

Those who provide informed consent and agree to participate in the trial

Disqualifiers

Those who have a visual/reading disability that could prevent their participation in or completion of the study activities

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • AI-driven chatbot
  • Social media infographic

Treatment groups

1,000 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Lead sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Collaborator