RecruitingEarly Phase 1NCT05698693

Social Determinants of Sleep and Obesity

Social Determinants of Sleep and Obesity: Culturally Informing a Sleep Extension Intervention for African American Adults

Sponsor

University of Minnesota

Enrollment

90 participants

Start Date

Nov 1, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Obesity Physical Inactivity Sedentary Behavior Insufficient Sleep

Summary

African American adults sleep less and obtain worse quality sleep compared to the national average, and emerging evidence links inadequate sleep with greater morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer. To address this public health concern, the proposed research seeks to use a multi-method approach to adapt a sleep intervention for African American adults with overweight/obesity not meeting national sleep duration or physical activity recommendations. The overall goal of the project is to reduce cancer and obesity-related health disparities among African Americans.

Eligibility

Min Age: 21 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study focuses on how poor sleep contributes to obesity and related health risks in African American adults, a group that tends to sleep less and experience worse sleep quality than the national average. Researchers are adapting a sleep intervention to help participants who are overweight or obese and not meeting physical activity or sleep recommendations. You may be eligible if you are 21–65 years old, self-identify as Black or African American, have a BMI of 25–40, and regularly sleep 6 hours or less per night. Participation involves taking part in a tailored sleep and physical activity program and completing assessments. This summary was prepared to help patients understand the study in plain language.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALSleep intervention

The sleep extension intervention is a 4-week intervention consisting of weekly one-on-one contact with the goal of increasing total sleep time by 60 minutes by the end of four weeks conducted by Dr. Wu or a trained counselor.

BEHAVIORALContact Control

This is healthy homes intervention.The program provides education on healthy homes, provide advice on specific healthy homes problems, and recommend actions to be taken by families, landlords, and community members.