NCT05807061

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

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 648 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Racial Bias

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	EmBARK	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.
BEHAVIORAL	Popular guidance	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.
BEHAVIORAL	Practice first	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-25
• Primary completion: 2026-08-31
• Completion: 2026-08-31
• First posted: 2023-04-10
• Last updated: 2025-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States