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ArticleJournal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2025

Preparing clinical research data for artificial intelligence readiness: insights from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases data centric challenge.

Marcin J Domagalski, Yin Lu, Alexander Pilozzi, Alicia Williamson, Padmini Chilappagari, Emma Luker, Courtney D Shelley, Anya Dabic, Michael A Keller, Rebecca M Rodriguez and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  5. Harnessing data to advance health and health equity.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025
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12 authors.

Marcin J DomagalskiHealth Analytics, Research and Technology (HART), ICF, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.
Yin LuHealth Analytics, Research and Technology (HART), ICF, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.
Alexander PilozziHealth Analytics, Research and Technology (HART), ICF, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.
Alicia WilliamsonHealth Analytics, Research and Technology (HART), ICF, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.
Padmini ChilappagariHealth Analytics, Research and Technology (HART), ICF, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.
Emma LukerHealth and Life Sciences, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA 22102, United States.
Courtney D ShelleyHealth and Life Sciences, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA 22102, United States.
Anya DabicHealth and Life Sciences, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA 22102, United States.ORCID 0009-0001-6627-6259
Michael A KellerHealth and Life Sciences, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA 22102, United States.
Rebecca M RodriguezNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.
Sharon LawlorNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.
Ratna R ThanguduHealth Analytics, Research and Technology (HART), ICF, Rockville, MD 20850, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6765-0401

Funding

Task Area A-Maintaining and Enhancing the NIDDK Central Repository Program75N94021D00001 · NICHD · BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON · PI KELLER, MICHAEL · 2021 to 2025
$8.8M
DB NIH HHSDB NIH HHS 75N94021D00001/75N94021DF00001National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Data Science Strategy 75N94021D00001/75N94021DF00001NICHD NIH HHS 75N94021D00001NIDDK NIH HHSNIH HHSThe NIDDK-CR Data Centric Challenge
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Abstract

objectivesThe success of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) approaches in biomedical research depends on the quality of the underlying data. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Data Centric Challenge was designed to address the challenge of making raw clinical research data AI ready, with a focus on type 1 diabetes studies available in the NIDDK Central Repository (NIDDK-CR). This paper aims to present a structured methodology for enhancing the AI readiness of clinical datasets. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe detail a systematic approach for data aggregation and preprocessing, including binning continuous data, processing text features, managing missing values, and encoding for categorical variables while maintaining the data integrity and compatibility with ML algorithms.

resultsWe applied the proposed methodology to transform raw clinical data from type 1 diabetes studies in the NIDDK-CR into a structured, AI-ready dataset. The evaluation process validated the effectiveness of our AI-readiness enhancement steps and explored the potential use cases in type 1 diabetes research. DISCUSSION: The methodology discussed in this paper will serve as guidance for preparing data for AI-driven clinical research, with the resulting AI-ready data to serve as a training tool for building and improving AI/ML model performance.

conclusionWe present a generalizable framework for preparing clinical research data for AI applications. The resulting datasets lay a strong foundation for downstream AI/ML applications, setting the stage for a new era of data-driven discoveries.

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Artificial IntelligenceBiomedical ResearchDatasets as TopicDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Machine LearningAlgorithmsHumansNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U.S.)United Statesartificial intelligencebig databiomedical researchclinical datadata curationmachine learning

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