Nurture: A Program for Mothers With Histories of Disordered Eating

May 17, 2016 updated by: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27516
        • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Immediate
This group will receive the nurture group therapy immediately after enrolling in the study.
Behavioral: Nurture Support Group Therapy
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
Behavioral: Group therapy
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
Active Comparator: Delayed
This group will receive the nurture group therapy 16 weeks after enrolling in the study.
Behavioral: Nurture Support Group Therapy
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
Behavioral: Group therapy
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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Parenting self-efficacy
Time Frame: 7 months
7 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nancy Zucker, PhD, Duke University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 7, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

April 8, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 19, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 08-0236
  • R34MH080750 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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