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Clinical Trials/NCT05102175
NCT05102175CompletedNot Applicable

Addressing Health Disparities in African Americans - Exploring Sleep and Developing Interventions

Pennington Biomedical Research Center1 site in 1 country36 target enrollmentStarted: November 1, 2021Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
36
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Knowledge related to components of good sleep

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of the HD-SLEEP1 study is to help researchers understand what African Americans know and think about sleep. The investigators also want to know how to encourage people to participate in research studies designed to improve sleep.

Detailed Description

African Americans (AAs) sleep worse than whites on average, thus contributing to race disparities in major health outcomes. However, contributors to poorer sleep and effective interventions to improve sleep among AAs is lacking due to under-representation of AAs in sleep research. The investigators propose to address this knowledge gap through engagement with the Baton Rouge African American community. The investigators will use focus groups to determine sleep-related perceptions as well as barriers to sleep research recruitment and retention.

In this study, up to 60 African Americans who self-report poor sleep will be invited to participate in focus group discussions to understand 1) sleep related perceptions; 2) factors influencing participation; and 3) willingness to undertake study procedures typical of sleep research studies such as increasing sleep duration, diagnosing and treating OSA; along with other routine research procedures including blood draws, caloric restriction, and body composition exams.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Cross Sectional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Self-identified African American
  • Age range: >18 years (inclusive)
  • Sex: Both males and females will be allowed to participate in the study
  • Self-perceived poor sleep
  • Willing to be audio and video recorded

Exclusion Criteria

  • Unable to provide written informed consent
  • Unable to understand English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge related to components of good sleep

Time Frame: 1 day

Identify adequate sleep duration, good sleep quality, and absence of sleep disorders as important.

Perceived advantages related to participating in sleep-related

Time Frame: 1 day

May improve health and quality of life

Importance of Sleep

Time Frame: 1 day

Identify if sleep is considered important for health

Identify what challenges prevents participation in sleep-related research

Time Frame: 1 day

Willingness to undertake sleep related study procedures and time commitment

Identify facilitators to participation in sleep research

Time Frame: 1 day

At-home assessments, study location, number of study visits

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Prachi Singh

Associate Professor, Sleep and Cardiometabolic Health

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Study Sites (1)

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