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Methods: This prospective study was conducted between June 2022 and October 2023 at a tertiary hospital in South Korea. Adults (\u226519 years) living with HIV and prescribed ART were included; those with comorbid hepatitis B or C were excluded. People living with HIV who agreed to use the IoT-based InPHRPILL system (Sofnet Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea) were assigned to the intervention group, whereas those who declined were assigned to the control group. Viral suppression, CD4+ cell counts, and adherence rates were measured. Additional analyses evaluated 12-month longitudinal adherence using pill-count data in both groups, and device-measured adherence and device-associated error rates in the intervention group. Results: Thirty-five participants (12 in the intervention group and 23 in the control group) were included. The intervention group demonstrated marginally shorter durations since HIV diagnosis and ART initiation at study enrollment, as well as slightly higher baseline HIV-RNA levels; however, these differences did not reach statistical significance. The median pill-counting and IoT device adherence rates were 100% and 87.4%, respectively (median deviation error rate = 4.4%). Poisson regression revealed significantly reduced error rates over time (\u03b2 = \u22120.06493, p &lt; 0.01), suggesting improved device use proficiency. Conclusions: IoT-based medication assistance systems may provide objective, real-time monitoring of ART adherence and facilitate identification of discrepancies between clinical evaluations and actual adherence patterns. 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