Nurture: A Program for Mothers With Histories of Disordered Eating

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Eating Disorders
• Interventions: Behavioral: Nurture Support Group Therapy; Behavioral: Group therapy

• Registration Number: NCT00877994
• Lead Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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.

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-04
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2009-04-08
• Primary Completion: 2012-06
• Study Completion: 2012-06
• Status Verified: 2016-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2016-05-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 28

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

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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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Delayed	Nurture Support Group Therapy	This group will receive the nurture group therapy 16 weeks after enrolling in the study.
Delayed	Group therapy	This group will receive the nurture group therapy 16 weeks after enrolling in the study.
Immediate	Nurture Support Group Therapy	This group will receive the nurture group therapy immediately after enrolling in the study.
Immediate	Group therapy	This group will receive the nurture group therapy immediately after enrolling in the study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting self-efficacy	7 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States