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

NCT05102175 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: PBRC 2020-020-1U54GM104940
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Sleep

Keywords

African American; Sleep; Research Participation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Importance of Sleep

  Identify if sleep is considered important for health

  1 day

• Knowledge related to components of good sleep

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

  1 day

• Perceived advantages related to participating in sleep-related

  May improve health and quality of life

  1 day

• Identify what challenges prevents participation in sleep-related research

  Willingness to undertake sleep related study procedures and time commitment

  1 day

• Identify facilitators to participation in sleep research

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

  1 day

Study Arms (1)

African American adults with poor sleep

Individuals with self-identified poor sleep quality and/or quantity

Other: Focus Group

Interventions

Focus Group OTHER

Eligible participants will be invited to a semi-structured focus group discussion. Each group will include 8 -12 participants.

African American adults with poor sleep

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

African Americans residing in Greater Baton Rouge area will be invited to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center: lead
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Recruiting core Pennington

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Focus Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Prachi Singh, PhD

  Pennington Biomedical Research Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, Sleep and Cardiometabolic Health

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 20, 2021
• First Posted: November 1, 2021
• Study Start: November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 24, 2022
• Study Completion: August 24, 2022
• Last Updated: August 29, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Locations

US (1)