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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

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    Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio (BCCO)

    Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43229