Black Resilient Caregivers (AARC)

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity, Childhood

Treatments: Behavioral: AARC

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06458790

Pro00111805_1

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the feasibility of an intervention to promote the physical and socioemotional health of African American (AA) families.

Full description

AA parents face unique racialized stressors which negatively impact their health and the health of their children. This heavy burden of chronic stress contributes to a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in AA parents. Parent stress negatively impacts child development and family health behaviors including diet and physical activity. A culturally-tailored intervention that addresses both AA parent stress and early childhood health and development has the potential to be more effective in promoting healthy family behaviors and AA parent mental health than traditional early childhood preventive care. Guided by AA parents and community members, the investigators propose to systematically co-develop a novel intervention using two frameworks: Centering and Superwoman Schema. The novel intervention will include group parent support, training in stress management and links to relevant community resources. The investigators will then determine the feasibility, acceptability, and limited efficacy of the adapted intervention in a pilot study.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Identify as African American/Black
• Expecting a child due September, October or November 2024
• Feel comfortable discussing personal experiences and asking questions in front of a group of peers
• Access to zoom, preferably with video
• Live in North Carolina
• Infant and mom home within 96 hours of birth

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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44 participants in 1 patient group

AARC Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

This intervention will adapt an already-existing evidence-based Centering Parenting program. Investigators will not provide clinical care to participants. Investigators will also address topics that are specific to African American families. Investigators will conduct 7 90 min sessions via zoom and in person.

Treatment:

Behavioral: AARC