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Completed Feasibility Study: AI-Driven Sleep Chatbot Targeting Insomnia and Cardiometabolic Risk in Young Black/African American Adults — Key Findings for Clinicians

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1 Aug 2026

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A completed feasibility study from the University of Delaware has evaluated an AI-powered sleep chatbot delivering CBT-I for young Black/African American adults with concurrent insomnia and cardiometabolic risk factors. The study addresses a critical gap in equitable access to evidence-based sleep care, with results expected to inform a future powered randomised trial.

Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov

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