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NCT Number: NCT00877994

Nurture: A Program for Mothers With Histories of Disordered Eating

Nurture is a collaborative pilot study for mothers of children under the age of 3 who have suffered from disordered eating in the past. It is coordinated by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University and Virginia Commonwealth University and sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health. Nurture hopes to promote confident parenting and a positive meal times.

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Key information

Conditions

Eating Disorders Feeding and Eating Disorders Mental Disorders Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States

About this study

Mothers who have struggled with disordered eating or body image struggles are often concerned how best to provide proper nutrition to their child and/or model healthy eating behavior. We have developed a curriculum that provides information about how to establish healthy eating patterns and social support for mothers with children under three years of age. The curriculum will be delivered in a support group format led by co-therapists affiliated with the UNC Eating Disorder Program.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Has met lifetime DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), or eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS: including subthreshold AN, BN, and purging disorder, but excluding BED)
  • BMI > 18.5 maintained for at least three months
  • Has not met threshold criteria for AN or BN in the previous 28 days according to the Eating Disorders Examination, although subthreshold status or active residual symptomatology will not preclude entry
  • Age 18 or older
  • Has a child between the ages of 1 month and 2 years, 12 months old

Exclusion criteria

  • Alcohol or drug dependence in the past year
  • Current significant suicidal ideation reported during the assessment or on the BDI-II at baseline
  • Developmental disability that would impair the ability of the participant to benefit from the intervention
  • Psychosis, including schizophrenia, or bipolar I disorder
  • Any families who have been the subject of social service inquiries

Treatment and study plan

Nurture Support Group Therapy

Behavioral

Participants will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to either receive the curriculum immediately (immediate group) or at a later time point approximately 16 weeks later (delayed group). Both groups will receive 16, 90 minute long group sessions delivered over 4 months. Groups will include 4-8 mothers and one or two co-therapists.

Other names: Parenting group

Group Therapy

Behavioral

Participants will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to either receive the curriculum immediately (immediate group) or at a later time point approximately 16 weeks later (delayed group). Both groups will receive 16, 90 minute long group sessions delivered over 4 months. Groups will include 4-8 mothers and one or two co-therapists. The curriculum will focus on increasing positive healthy eating patterns in children of mothers who have had disordered eating and body image struggles.

Other names: Parenting groups

Primary outcomes

  1. Parenting self-efficacy

    Time frame: 7 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Registry information

Official study title

Breaking the Cycle of Risk: Intervention for Mothers With Eating Disorders

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Apr 8, 2009
Registry last updated
May 19, 2016

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