AIR Support: Artificially Intelligent Robot (AIR) Support for Pediatric Asthma Education

University of Miami

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Artificial Intelligence; Asthma in Children

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard Asthma Education; Behavioral: Artificially Intelligent Robot (AIR) Support Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07387718

20251352

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this prevention study is to evaluate the design and usability of a newly developed asthma education protocol with the Human Support Robot (HSR) for children with asthma.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion (Eligibility) Criteria for Caregivers or Parents:

• The participant must be at least 18 years old.
• The participant must be willing and able to participate.
• The participant can read English or Spanish and is able to fill out survey instruments by themselves or with assistance.
• The participant cares for a child with asthma.

Exclusion (Eligibility) Criteria for Caregivers or Parents:

• The participant is younger than 18 years old.
• The participant is unwilling to participate in the study.
• The participant is unable to complete survey instruments.
• The participant does not care for a child with asthma.

Inclusion (Eligibility) Criteria for Children:

• The participant must be at least 3 years old - 17 years old with asthma.
• The participant must assent to participation.
• The participant's guardian must have consented.

Exclusion (Eligibility) Criteria for Children:

• The participant is younger than 3 years old.
• The participant does not have asthma.
• The participant is unwilling to participate in the study.
• The participant's guardian did not consent.

Inclusion (Eligibility) Criteria for Healthcare Providers:

• The participant must be at least 18 years old.
• The participant must be willing and able to participate.
• The participant can read English and is able to fill out survey instruments by themselves.
• The participant must view a robotic education session.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Standard Asthma Education (Control)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive one standard asthma education session during a single clinic visit lasting approximately 5 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard Asthma Education

Standard Education Plus Artificially Intelligent Robot (AIR) Support Intervention (Experimental)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive standard asthma education plus one artificially intelligent robot supported education session during a single clinic visit lasting approximately 15 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Artificially Intelligent Robot (AIR) Support Intervention

Behavioral: Standard Asthma Education