Pai.ACT Programme for Parents of Children With Special Healthcare Needs - Phase I

Sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Study ID
NCT05584059
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
21 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    This is an individual-based FACT counselling programme which composes of 4-6 sessions on a weekly basis (45-60mins/session). All the sessions are delivered by a trained FACT interventionist via either video-conferencing (e.g., Zoom or Windows Teams) or face-to-face format. The programme aims to increase the psychological flexibility of the parent, so that he/she is able to (i) experience the present moment and take perspective on self (i.e., Awareness); (ii) detach the distressing private experiences and associated rules and to take a non-judgemental, accepting stance toward the painful experiences (i.e., Openness) and (iii) exhibits strong connection with values and commit to values-consistent actions. The trained interventionist will use different ACT strategies in these sessions, including ACT metaphors, experiential exercises, guided mindfulness exercises, guided imagery exercises and values clarification exercises to reinforce the above principles.

Study Details

This study aims to determine the feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of an individual, video-conferencing based Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the mental well-being of parents of children with Special Health Care Needs(SHCN). The study also aims to explore the experience of parents after participating in the individual-based FACT sessions offered by the trained FACT interventionists.

Key Dates

First listed
Oct 18, 2022
Start date
Dec 1, 2022
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Dec 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: FACT Group
    4-6 weeks of 45-60 minute individual-based Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) counselling sessions delivered via video-conferencing format or face-to-face

Primary Outcome Measure

Parental depressive symptoms [ Time Frame: Change from baseline assessment to immediate post-assessment ]

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