NCT05411029

Study of Disrupted Sleep in Somali Americans

Disrupted Sleep in Somali Americans - Implications for Hypertension Risk

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 240 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aims of this study are to determine the types and severity of previously undiagnosed sleep deficiencies in otherwise healthy Somali Americans, apply a research framework to define psychosocial, behavioral, environmental, and biological mechanisms mediating sleep deficiencies in Somali Americans, and examine the relationship between sleep deficiencies and increased blood pressure in Somali Americans.

Conditions

• Hypertension
• Sleep Disorder
• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	24 hour blood pressure (BP) monitoring	24-hour ambulatory BP measuring device and blood pressures will be measured every 20 minutes to half hour
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Polysomnography	Measurements will include electroencephalogram, electromyogram, electrooculogram, electrocardiogram, breathing patterns of chest and abdomen, nasal and oral airflow and oxygen saturation. Sleep stages and apneas will be scored in accordance with validated American Academy of Sleep Medicine standards.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-15
• Primary completion: 2031-12-01
• Completion: 2031-12-01
• First posted: 2022-06-08
• Last updated: 2025-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States