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Understanding Cardiometabolic Health in US Bhutanese Communities

This observational study aims to understand how life experiences and environmental factors affect heart health and metabolism (how your body uses food for energy) in Bhutanese people living in the United States. Researchers will gather information on social and environmental factors, as well as health behaviors and medical history, from adults aged 18 to 100 years old who identify as Bhutanese and live in Central Ohio. The goal is to summarize these characteristics to better understand cardiometabolic risk factors and mental health within this community. This study does not involve any interventions or new treatments. The study plans to enroll 50 participants, and its current status is unclear.

Study design
This is an observational study designed to collect information from 50 participants. It is a cross-sectional study, meaning data will be collected at a single point in time.
What's involved
You would participate in a survey assessing your experiences and a brief qualitative assessment to explore the possibility of collecting biological samples.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint will be measured at 6-12 months, focusing on summarizing characteristics related to acculturation and cardiometabolic health.

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NCT06991751

A Natural History of Cardiometabolic Disease Among US Bhutanese: Developing the Cross-Sectional Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio Health Study to Understand Acculturation as Synergizing Socioenvironmental and Biobehavioral Risk Factors Propagating ...

Not Yet Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
~50 participants
Updated 2026-09-03 on ClinicalTrials.gov

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What they're measuring
To summarize socioecological characteristics of acculturation and cardiometabolic health from >=18-year-old adults United States Bhutanese living in Central Ohio.
Measured over 6-12 months

Conditions

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Mental Health

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Ohio1

Study leadership

  • Chandra L Jackson, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Who to contact

Chandra L Jackson, Ph.D.
[email protected]
(984) 297-3701
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adults (aged 18 years and older) living in the United States
Identify as Bhutanese, which will be defined as those individuals that resided or had/have their closest relatives residing in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutanese identity will also include those that self-identify as Bhutanese-Nepali or Bhutanese American

Exclusion

Any South Asian participants that do not identify as Bhutanese.
Pregnant at time of study or screening

What this trial measures

  • To summarize socioecological characteristics of acculturation and cardiometabolic health from >=18-year-old adults United States Bhutanese living in Central Ohio.6-12 months

    Summary on self-reported constructs of acculturation and acculturative stress, discrimination and stigma, health behaviors, medical history and health behaviors, mental health, sleep health, neighborhood social cohesion and community support, trauma, and medical history of cardiometabolic conditions.