Trial reportFrontiers in endocrinology2020
Using Health Information Technology to Engage African American Women on Nutrition and Supplement Use During the Preconception Period.
Trial report in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01827215 (Using Innovative Communication Technology to Improve the Health of Young African American Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Using Innovative Communication Technology to Improve the Health of Young African American Women
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interactive Conversational Agents to Improve Dietary Behaviors for Health Promotion: Mixed Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of digital health in improving pregnancy quality among preconception women: A systematic review.Narra J · 2025Pooled it
- Internet-Based Interventions for Preventing Premature Birth in Preconceptional Women of Childbearing Age: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Preconception, Interconception, and reproductive health screening tools: A systematic review.Health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Mental Health Chatbot for Young Adults With Depressive Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Single-Blind, Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Social Marketing for Health Equity: Promoting Preventive Health Behavior Among Women in Rural Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Effect of a digital dietary intervention on diet quality in young adults in Norway - The PREPARED randomised controlled trial.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- A randomized factorial experiment to optimize the design of a culturally tailored breast cancer screening outreach chatbot intervention.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Preconception health knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions among adults: a multi-country study.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Interactive Conversational Agents for Perinatal Health: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The use of artificial intelligence in sexual and reproductive health: a comprehensive scoping review.npj women's health · 2025Article
- Roles, Users, Benefits, and Limitations of Chatbots in Health Care: Rapid Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Review
- Examining the Effectiveness of Interactive Webtoons for Premature Birth Prevention: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Experiences and perceptions of final-year nursing students of using a chatbot in a simulated emergency situation: A qualitative study.Journal of nursing management · 2022Article
- The Development and Use of Chatbots in Public Health: Scoping Review.JMIR human factors · 2022Article
- Conversational Agents in Health Care: Scoping Review of Their Behavior Change Techniques and Underpinning Theory.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Health literacy in dietary supplement use among working-age groups: systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2022Article
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Abstract
Importance: Healthy nutrition and appropriate supplementation during preconception have important implications for the health of the mother and newborn. The best way to deliver preconception care to address health risks related to nutrition is unknown. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial designed to study the impact of conversational agent technology in 13 domains of preconception care among 528 non-pregnant African American and Black women. This analysis is restricted to those 480 women who reported at least one of the ten risks related to nutrition and dietary supplement use. Interventions: An online conversational agent, called "Gabby", assesses health risks and delivers 12 months of tailored dialogue for over 100 preconception health risks, including ten nutrition and supplement risks, using behavioral change techniques like shared decision making and motivational interviewing. The control group received a letter listing their preconception risks and encouraging them to talk to a health care provider. Results: After 6 months, women using Gabby (a) reported progressing forward on the stage of change scale for, on average, 52.9% (SD, 35.1%) of nutrition and supplement risks compared to 42.9% (SD, 35.4) in the control group (IRR 1.22, 95% CI 1.03-1.45, P = 0.019); and (b) reported achieving the action and maintenance stage of change for, on average, 52.8% (SD 37.1) of the nutrition and supplement risks compared to 42.8% (SD, 37.9) in the control group (IRR 1.26, 96% CI 1.08-1.48, P = 0.004). For subjects beginning the study at the contemplation stage of change, intervention subjects reported progressing forward on the stage of change scale for 75.0% (SD, 36.3%) of their health risks compared to 52.1% (SD, 47.1%) in the control group (P = 0.006). Conclusion: The scalability of Gabby has the potential to improve women's nutritional health as an adjunct to clinical care or at the population health level. Further studies are needed to determine if improving nutrition and supplement risks can impact clinical outcomes including optimization of weight. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT01827215.
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