Reducing Children's Racial Biases Via a Parent-Led Intervention

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Racial Bias

Treatments: Behavioral: EmBARK; Behavioral: Practice first; Behavioral: Popular guidance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05807061

1R01HD106970-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Psychology (Other Identifier)

2020-1026

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a parent-led program for reducing children's racial biases in White families. The main question it aims to answer is: With training, can parents effectively address their children's racial biases? Parent will receive training and tools for addressing their children's racial biases. Researchers will study effects on both parents' and children's racial biases.

Enrollment: 648 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• The child is 5.00 to 7.99 years of age
• The child participant and their parent are both non-Hispanic White

Exclusion criteria are:

• Non-proficiency in English on the part of the parent or the child
• The parent is <18 years old
• The child or parent identifies with another racial/ethnic identity in addition to White

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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648 participants in 3 patient groups

EmBARK

Experimental group

Description:

Parents receive a narrated training program about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.

Treatment:

Behavioral: EmBARK

Popular guidance

Experimental group

Description:

Parents receive interesting popular press articles about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Popular guidance

Practice first

Experimental group

Description:

Parents practice discussing books about animals with their children first, and then receive a narrated training program about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Practice first