Promoting ColorBRAVE Conversations in Families

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Child Development; Parents; Prosocial and Emotional Well-Being
• Interventions: Behavioral: Color Brave Program

• Registration Number: NCT05197998
• Lead Sponsor: Tulane University

Brief Summary

The objective of this research is to evaluate a mobile app-based intervention for parents of children in K-2nd grade designed that guides them in how to have productive conversations about race with their children. This study will recruit a national sample of parents and their K-2nd grade children. The impact of the intervention is tested using a wait-list controlled trial design. Outcomes include prosocial behaviors and indicators of emotional well-being.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-11-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2022-01-20
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-27
• Study Start: 2025-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2026-05-31
• Study Completion: 2026-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Color Brave Program	Color Brave Program	The experimental group will be asked to download and complete a 6-week multi-module mobile app program designed to enhance and encourage critical conversations about race and racism among parents and their young children.
Wait-list Control	Color Brave Program	The wait-list control group will be placed on the wait-list for the first 6-weeks, the period in which the experimental group will complete the intervention program. Following the 6-week wait-list period they will receive the color brave program.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Racial Socialization Frequency Scale	0-12 months	Parents will report the frequency with which they engage in racial socialization practices with their K-2nd grade child.
Racial Socialization Competency Scale	0-12 months	Parents will report the degree of comfort, skills, and stress in engaging in different processes related to racial socialization with their K-2nd grade child.
Cross-race Friendships	0-12 months	Parents will report the race of their K-2nd grade child's 5 closest friends - the number of cross-race friendships will consist of the number of friends that are race discordant to their child.
Colorblind Racial Attitudes (CoBRAS) Scale	0-12 months	Color-blind racial attitudes among parents will be assessed using the COBRAS Scale.
Child Prosocial Behavior Questionnaire (CPBQ)	0-12 months	Parents will report on the degree to which their K-2nd grade child engages in various prosocial behaviors, including those surrounding helping, sharing, and comforting.
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Parent Proxy Measures	0-12 months	Parent reports of child socio-emotional well being (e.g., positive peer relationships, depression, anxiety).
Prosocial Children Measure	0-12 months	Children (ages 5-8 years old) will be introduced to a child and told scenarios in which that child must choose other children to engage in various activities with, among a group of diverse children. Children will be asked (1) whether they liked or disliked how that child chose the children to participate in the activity with and (2) if there is anything they would like to say to that child about their choice in children.
Child Bystander Response Questionnaire	0-12 months	Children will report the frequency with which they engage in different bystander behaviors when they see someone being treated poorly or unfairly due to their race, ethnicity, or cultural background.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tulane University; 🇺🇸 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States