Clinical Trials

Sponsor(s): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Condition(s):

Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder

Purpose: 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.

Eligibility:

Minimum Age:

18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

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

Other Location(s): Chapel Hill, North Carolina United States

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