Clinical Trials

The purpose of this study is to understand the causes of heart disease and stroke in South Asians and compare these causes to those in other United States ethnic groups.

This study will use CM to engage in the community dialogues, organize outreach facilitation, and advocacy for the adoption of bioethanol-based and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) CF-CS across participating households.

South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, and Sri Lankan) individuals have high rates of cardiovascular disease that is not explained by traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Though South Asians represent over one-quarter of the world's population, there are no longitudinal studies in this high-risk ethnic group. The investigators aim to establish a longitudinal study of South Asians at three United States centers to identify risk factors linked to subclinical atherosclerosis and incident cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to understand the causes of heart disease and stroke in South Asians and compare these causes to those in other United States ethnic groups.

Do you want to take part in a supervised exercise program and help science? This study will see how aerobic and resistance exercise affect blood pressure. In the study you will take part in one of these exercise programs for two months. You will be supervised by a physical therapist or an exercise physiologist during the exercises. To participate in this study, you must be between 18 and 55 years old, and not be taking medicine for high blood pressure. This study is located in Chicago, Illinois.