Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
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 ...
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Conditions:
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Mental Health
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Brief Summary
Background: As of 2021, almost 45 million people in the United States were foreign-born immigrants. South Asians, including people from Bhutan, are the fastest-growing immigrant subgroup in the US. T...
Detailed Description
Study Description: In 2021 we completed a cross-sectional feasibility study to assess cardiometabolic health of the Bhutanese refugee community in central Ohio. This is a cross-sectional pilot to ass...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- To participate in this study all of the following criteria must be met:
- 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 CRITERIA:
- An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- Any South Asian participants that do not identify as Bhutanese.
- Pregnant at time of study or screening
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 14 2026
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06991751
Start Date
January 14 2026
End Date
August 31 2026
Last Update
January 9 2026
Active Locations (1)
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Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio (BCCO)
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43229