Improving sleep to reduce heart and metabolic risks in Latinx adults
Project 1: Addressing Sleep Duration, Regularity, and Efficiency: A Multidimensional Sleep Health Intervention for Reducing Ethnic Disparities in Cardiometabolic Health (The DREAM Study)
This program offers a culturally adapted sleep-health intervention to help Latinx adults improve blood pressure and blood sugar by improving sleep duration, regularity, and quality.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11380509 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would join a community-developed sleep program tailored for Latinx adults. The team will work with community members to refine the program and then run a two-arm randomized trial comparing the sleep intervention to a control approach. Participants will use behavioral strategies to improve sleep duration, consistency, and efficiency. Researchers will track blood pressure, blood sugar indicators, and sleep patterns to see whether better sleep leads to better cardiometabolic health.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are Latinx adults aged 21 and older who have or are at risk for type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, or poor sleep and who can participate in community-based activities.
Not a fit: People without sleep problems, those outside the targeted Latinx population, or individuals unable to engage in behavioral interventions may not receive benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could lower blood pressure and improve blood sugar control in Latinx adults by improving sleep, potentially reducing heart disease and diabetes complications.
How similar studies have performed: Previous sleep-focused lifestyle programs have shown improvements in some cardiometabolic risk factors, but culturally adapted, multidimensional sleep interventions for Latinx adults are relatively new.
Where this research is happening
New York, United States
- Columbia University Health Sciences — New York, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Makarem, Nour — Columbia University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Makarem, Nour
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.