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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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.

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

Conditions
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Sleep

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Focus Group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| African American adults with poor sleep<br>Individuals with self-identified poor sleep quality and/or quantity | Other: Focus Group<br>* Eligible participants will be invited to a semi-structured focus group discussion. Each group will include 8 -12 participants.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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African American, Sleep, Research Participation