Conversations With Caregivers About Health and Appearance

Purpose

This clinical trial is evaluating the effects of a 2-hour, small group discussion with parents and caregivers of adolescents in Oregon. We will evaluate whether parents'/caregivers' experience reductions in their disordered eating symptoms, mood symptoms, and parent-child relationship quality, relative to parent/caregiver participants in the wait list control. We will also evaluate whether the children of these parents/caregivers experience improvements in their disordered eating and mood symptoms.

Conditions

  • Disordered Eating Behaviors
  • Depression
  • Feeding Behaviors
  • Parent-Child Relations

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 12 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Criteria

Inclusion criteria for parent/caregiver:

- at least 18 years old

- the primary caregiver of at least one child 12-17 years old who lives with them at
least 50% of the time

- living in the state of Oregon

- can read and understand English at the 6th grade level or higher

- access to internet and private space for zoom

Inclusion criteria for the child:

- 12-17 years of age

- can read and understand English at the 6th grade level or higher

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single (Participant)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Intervention
a single 2-hour, remote delivered interactive group parenting session
  • Behavioral: Parent Group Discussion
    A 2-hour interactive parent group delivered to 5-10 parents via zoom; discuss weight bias and discrimination; brainstorm ways to respond in parent-child interactions involving health and appearance; and identify action steps.
No Intervention
Wait-list control
wait-list control group will receive the same intervention after data collection ends

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Oregon

Study Contact