Nurture: A Program for Mothers With Histories of Disordered Eating

NCT00877994 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 08-0236R34MH080750
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Eating Disorders

Keywords

Disordered Eating; Parenting; Mothers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parenting self-efficacy

  7 months

Study Arms (2)

Immediate

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will receive the nurture group therapy immediately after enrolling in the study.

Behavioral: Nurture Support Group Therapy; Behavioral: Group therapy

Delayed

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will receive the nurture group therapy 16 weeks after enrolling in the study.

Behavioral: Nurture Support Group Therapy; Behavioral: Group therapy

Interventions

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.

Also known as: Parenting group

Delayed; Immediate

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.

Also known as: Parenting groups

Delayed; Immediate

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Interventions

Psychotherapy, Group

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioenvironmental Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Cynthia Bulik, PhD

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Nancy Zucker, PhD

  Duke University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Suzanne Mazzeo, PhD

  Virginia Commonwealth University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2009
• First Posted: April 8, 2009
• Study Start: April 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2012
• Study Completion: June 1, 2012
• Last Updated: May 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Locations

US (1)