Clinical trial NCT02268513: Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Social Network Study
Official title: Social and Cultural Influences on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asians
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Atherosclerosis
Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease
Social network
South Asians
Lead sponsor: Northwestern University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
First posted: 2014-10-20
Enrollment: 775
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Volunteer participants from the the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study cohort.

Brief summary: It has been argued that social relationships are important to health and well-being. This study will investigate links between social networks and cardiovascular disease risk factors in South Asians, the second fastest growing ethnic group in the US and one with disparate rates of coronary heart disease. Identifying and understanding the links between social networks and cardiovascular disease is key to the development and testing of family- and community-level prevention interventions for minorities.

Detailed description: This study will use mixed-methods to investigate links between social networks and cardiovascular disease risk factors in South Asians, the second fastest growing ethnic group in the US and one with disparate rates of coronary heart disease. Identifying and understanding the links between social networks and cardiovascular disease is key to the development and testing of family- and community-level prevention interventions for minorities.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Participants enrolled in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study.

Exclusion Criteria:

People not enrolled in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of MASALA participants with high kin density
timeFrame: Two years
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: University of California at San Francisco
state: California
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Northwestern University
state: Illinois
Study officials:
affiliation: Northwestern University
name: Namratha R Kandula, MD,MPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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citation: Thanawala MS, Siddique J, Schneider JA, Kanaya AM, Cooper AJ, Dave SS, Lancki N, Kandula NR. Association of Social Networks and Physical Activity in South Asians: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Cohort Study. J Phys Act Health. 2020 Feb 1;17(2):149-155. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2019-0099.
citation: Kandula NR, Cooper AJ, Schneider JA, Fujimoto K, Kanaya AM, Van Horn L, deKoning L, Siddique J. Personal social networks and organizational affiliation of South Asians in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2018 Feb 5;18(1):218. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5128-z.