Childhood asthma in urban communities
Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings
Mount Sinai is creating a clinical research center to run studies that aim to improve care and understanding of asthma for children and teens living in city neighborhoods.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11310759 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If your child has asthma and lives in the city, this project will set up a Mount Sinai center that connects families to multiple asthma studies run through a national network. The center will recruit children and adolescents, collect health information and biological samples, and study factors like allergens, the airway microbiome, and immune signals that affect asthma. Staff plan to make it easier for urban families to join and stay in research by using experienced teams and local clinical support. Over several years the center will support many studies that could offer extra monitoring, specialist input, or chances to try new approaches.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children and adolescents who live in urban neighborhoods and have diagnosed asthma (especially those receiving care at or near Mount Sinai) are the typical candidates for participation.
Not a fit: People without asthma, those who live far outside the Mount Sinai catchment area, or those unable to travel to Mount Sinai sites are unlikely to gain direct benefit from joining this center's studies.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: This could lead to better-targeted prevention and treatment options for children with asthma in urban areas and increase access to clinical studies.
How similar studies have performed: Previous network-based pediatric asthma programs have successfully identified environmental and biological contributors to asthma and improved recruitment for clinical studies, and this center builds on that prior work.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Busse, Paula J — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Study coordinator: Busse, Paula J
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.