RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06053515

Rosie the Chatbot: Leveraging Automated and Personalized Health Information Communication

Rosie the Chatbot: Leveraging Automated and Personalized Health Information Communication to Reduce Disparities in Maternal and Child Health

Sponsor

University of Maryland, College Park

Enrollment

400 participants

Start Date

Oct 9, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Pregnancy Infant Development Postpartum Depression Infant Conditions

Summary

Rosie the Chatbot is an educational chatbot that moms can have on their computers or cellphones and will work by moms typing in their questions about pregnancy, health, infant milestones, and other variety of health related topics and receiving back a response immediately. Rosie only provides information from verified sources such as children's hospitals, health organizations and government agencies. Rosie does not ask moms to provide any personal information on her or her child, her chat is completely confidential, it works in English and Spanish and will be free.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 14 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests a chatbot named "Rosie" that delivers personalized health information and support to racial minority women who are pregnant or have a young baby. The chatbot aims to improve health literacy and outcomes for families who may have less access to health resources. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 14 years old or older - You identify as a racial minority woman - You are currently pregnant or have a baby under 6 months old - You can read English or Spanish **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You were younger than 14 at the time of your child's birth - You identify as non-Hispanic white Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALRosie the Chatbot

Participants in the intervention group will be using the chatbot to ask questions related to the mom and baby's health, provide feedback "selecting thumbs up or thumbs down" on the questions' response, and use the features (video library, resources page, frequently asked questions (FAQ), and daily syllabus). In addition, participants will be taking a pre-test health survey, mid-test health survey, and post-test health survey.