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 ...
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Conditions studied: Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Mental Health
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06991751
- Run by
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- People needed
- 50
- Starts
- 2026-08-12
- Expected to finish
- 2026-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-08-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may not qualify if…
- 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
Where it is running
- Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio (BCCO) — Columbus, Ohio, United States
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