Nurture: A Program for Mothers With Histories of Disordered Eating

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Eating Disorders

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00877994

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

28

Starts

2008-04-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-05-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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

Where it is running

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

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