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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 1R01HD106970-01A1 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source | |
| Psychology | Other Identifier | UW Madison |
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| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | NIH |
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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| EmBARK | Experimental | Parents receive a narrated training program about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children. |
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| Popular guidance | Experimental | Parents receive interesting popular press articles about children's racial biases and read books that are focused on race with their children. |
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| Practice first | Experimental | 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. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| EmBARK | Behavioral | The narrated training teaches parents about children's biases and introduces multiple strategies for addressing children's biases. Families receive children's books to help practice the strategies. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Likelihood of Child's Racial Bias | Total possible range of scores from 1-5. Higher scores mean higher likelihood of bias. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Concern about Children's Racial Bias | Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores indicate more concern. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Concern about Own Child's Bias | Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores indicate more concern. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Motivation to Regulate Children's Bias | Total possible range of scores from 1-10. Higher scores mean greater motivation. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Self-Efficacy for Addressing Children's Bias | Total possible range of scores from 1-7. Higher scores mean greater self-efficacy. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Intergroup Liking | Total possible range of scores is -12 to +12. Higher scores reflect more ingroup liking. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Diversity Preference |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria are:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Waisman Center at UW-Madison | Madison | Wisconsin | 53705 | United States |
Individual participant data collected during the trial, after de-identification, will be shared. Additionally, the study protocol, statistical analysis plan, informed consent form, and analytic code will be shared. The materials will be shared upon publication of primary outcomes, and will be available indefinitely. They will be shared via an open science platform, namely the Open Science Framework (OSF). Anyone may access the data to verify study outcomes or make additional data discoveries.
The materials will be shared upon publication of primary outcomes, and will be available indefinitely.
The data will be shared via an open science platform, namely the Open Science Framework (OSF). Anyone may access the data to verify study outcomes or make additional data discoveries.
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| ICF | No | No | Yes | Informed Consent Form | Sep 19, 2025 | Jun 9, 2026 | ICF_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D063505 | Racism |
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| D011287 | Prejudice |
| D012919 | Social Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D063508 | Social Discrimination |
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| Popular guidance | Behavioral | The popular press articles teach parents about children's biases and guide parents about how to talk to children about race. Families receive children's books focused on race to help practice talking about race. |
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| Practice first | Behavioral | Animal books are provided to parents to help them practice talking to their children when reading books. Then, families receive a training program about race as well as children's books about race. |
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Total possible range of scores is 0 to 4. Higher scores mean a greater preference for homogeneous groups. |
| Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Reactions to Discrimination: Evaluation | Total possible range of scores is -6 to +6. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Reactions to Discrimination: Confrontation | Participants can score 0 or 1, with the higher score reflecting confrontation. | Baseline, Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |
| Change in Predicting Parents' Attitudes | Total possible range of scores is -6 to +6. | Post-Test 1 (up to 4 weeks on study), Post-Test 2 (up to 16 weeks on study) |