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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 ...

NCT06991751 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

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. Their income and education levels are higher than the US average. Yet they have worse physical and mental health outcomes than their White US-born counterparts. These risks include type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Objective:

This natural history study will explore how life experiences and environmental factors affect heart health and metabolism among Bhutanese people living in the US.

Eligibility:

Adults aged 18 years or older who identify as Bhutanese and live in the US.

Design:

Participants will be recruited and screened by the Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio (BCCO). They will have 1 visit to the BCCO s Arogya Clinic in Reynoldsburg. The visit will last 2 hours.

Participants will take a survey; they may use either English or Nepali. They will answer questions about their background; their experiences living in the US; and how their customs and habits might have changed. They will also be asked about their experiences with discrimination; their mental health and well-being; their community; quality of life; and overall physical health. The survey will take 60 minutes.

Participants will also speak with a researcher. They will be asked how they feel about providing biological samples; these may include saliva, blood, and urine. Their answers will be audio recorded.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

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

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-27
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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