Making asthma care AI work fairly for all children
Addressing differential performance by socioeconomic status in Artificial Intelligence (AI) models for childhood asthma
['FUNDING_R01'] · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · NIH-11128114
This project aims to improve AI tools used in pediatric asthma care so they give fairer and more reliable results for children from different incomes and backgrounds.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (ROCHESTER, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11128114 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
If your child has asthma, this project will examine electronic health records and the AI tools clinicians use to predict and manage asthma to see whether they work differently for kids from different income levels, races, or rural areas. Researchers will test current ways of measuring bias and add stronger statistical checks for uncertainty and data quality so they can spot when an AI is unreliable. They will develop and test new methods to reduce unfair errors and validate these approaches using pediatric data at Mayo Clinic and partner health systems. The goal is to make AI-based recommendations safer and more equitable for disadvantaged children.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Children aged 0–11 with asthma—especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, racial/ethnic minorities, or rural areas whose health records are available to participating health systems—are the focus of this work.
Not a fit: Adults, people without asthma, and children whose care records are not part of participating health systems are unlikely to be directly affected by this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, AI tools could provide more accurate and equitable asthma care recommendations for children from low-income, minority, or rural communities.
How similar studies have performed: Previous work on measuring and fixing bias in health-care AI has had mixed or limited success, so this project builds on early efforts and applies new statistical and data-quality approaches in pediatric asthma.
Where this research is happening
ROCHESTER, UNITED STATES
- MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER — ROCHESTER, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: JUHN, YOUNG J — MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER
- Study coordinator: JUHN, YOUNG 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.