Reducing Children's Racial Biases Via a Parent-Led Intervention
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a parent-led program for reducing children's racial biases in White families. The main question it aims to answer is: With training, can parents effectively address their children's racial biases? Parent will receive training and tools for addressing their children's racial biases. Researchers will study effects on both parents' and children's racial biases.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2023
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 29, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 10, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 25, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 31, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 31, 2026
May 29, 2025
May 1, 2025
3.4 years
March 29, 2023
May 28, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (10)
Change in Likelihood of Child's Racial Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-5. Higher scores mean higher likelihood of bias.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Concern about Children's Racial Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores indicate more concern.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Concern about Own Child's Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores indicate more concern.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Motivation to Regulate Children's Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores mean greater motivation.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Self-Efficacy for Addressing Children's Bias
Total possible range of scores from 1-7. Higher scores mean greater self-efficacy.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Intergroup Liking
Total possible range of scores is -12 to +12. Higher scores reflect more ingroup liking.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Diversity Preference
Total possible range of scores is 0 to 4. Higher scores mean a greater preference for homogeneous groups.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Reactions to Discrimination: Evaluation
Total possible range of scores is -6 to +6.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Reactions to Discrimination: Confrontation
Participants can score 0 or 1, with the higher score reflecting confrontation.
Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Change in Predicting Parents' Attitudes
Total possible range of scores is -6 to +6.
Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study)
Study Arms (3)
EmBARK
EXPERIMENTALParents receive a narrated training program about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.
Popular guidance
EXPERIMENTALParents receive interesting popular press articles about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.
Practice first
EXPERIMENTALParents practice discussing books about animals with their children first, and then receive a narrated training program about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.
Interventions
The narrated training teaches parents about children's biases and introduces multiple strategies for addressing children's biases. Families receive children's books to help practice the strategies.
The popular press articles teach parents about children's biases and guide parents about how to talk to children about race. Families receive children's books focused on race to help practice talking about race.
Animal books are provided to parents to help them practice talking to their children when reading books. Then, families receive a training program about race as well as children's books about race.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- The child is 5.00 to 7.99 years of age
- The child participant and their parent are both non-Hispanic White
You may not qualify if:
- Non-proficiency in English on the part of the parent or the child
- The parent is \<18 years old
- The child or parent identifies with another racial/ethnic identity in addition to White
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Waisman Center at UW-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 29, 2023
First Posted
April 10, 2023
Study Start
April 25, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2026
Last Updated
May 29, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
- Time Frame
- The materials will be shared upon publication of primary outcomes, and will be available indefinitely.
- Access Criteria
- The data will be shared via an open science platform, namely the Open Science Framework (OSF). Anyone may access the data to verify study outcomes or make additional data discoveries.
Individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification, will be shared. Additionally, the study protocol, statistical analysis plan, informed consent form, and analytic code will be shared. The materials will be shared upon publication of primary outcomes, and will be available indefinitely. They will be shared via an open science platform, namely the Open Science Framework (OSF). Anyone may access the data to verify study outcomes or make additional data discoveries.