Videoconferencing-based Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Parents of SHCN Children
NCT ID: NCT05803252
Last Updated: 2025-05-20
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
104 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-03-15
2025-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Though the result was promising, the previous clinical trials in Hong Kong showed a limited effect size. This is due to the need for extensive manpower in ACT intervention, yet there are very limited trained ACT interventionists in Hong Kong. On top of that, past interventions have failed to target impaired psychopathological processes as well as identify and determine which psychopathological processes require intervention in the first place. This study aims to overcome the limitations mentioned above. The proposed study will follow the model and principles of Focused Acceptance Commitment Therapy (FACT) to increase the psychological flexibility of parents of children with SHCN. FACT is a new model of brief therapy that is a highly condensed version of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which has been proven to be effective in the long term in improving one's mental well-being through increasing one's psychological flexibility. The time-limited and brief FACT intervention targets the impaired psychopathological processes and determines what process(es) need to work on first, which also eases the demand for ACT interventionists.
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and possible effectiveness of Videoconferencing-based Individual Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) in enhancing the mental health of parents of children with special healthcare needs (SHCN) by comparing the results to those of a waitlist control group. The study will assess the well-being of the participating parents before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and again three months later to determine the impact of the FACT intervention on their mental well-being.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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FACT Group
4-6 FACT consultation sessions, one weekly session, 45-60 mins per session. These sessions will be using online video conferencing platforms.
Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
FACT aims to increase one's psychological flexibility so that one will not generate feelings of distress and suffering when confronted with painful life situations. The intervention of this study will follow the FACT principles laid out by Strosahl, Robinson and Gustavsson to increase parents' psychological flexibility. Three core processes influence one's psychological flexibility: awareness, openness, and engagement.
The key objectives of each core process are:
1. Awareness: Able to experience the present moment, able to take perspective on self
2. Openness: Able to detach distressing private experiences and associated rules, able to take a non-judgemental, accepting stance towards painful material
3. Engagement: Exhibits strong connection with values, able to sustain values-consistent action
Waitlist Control Group
The waitlist control group participants will commence their intervention trial immediately after they complete their follow-up assessment.
Waitlist Control
The waitlist control group participants will commence their FACT intervention immediately after they complete their follow-up assessment.
Interventions
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Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
FACT aims to increase one's psychological flexibility so that one will not generate feelings of distress and suffering when confronted with painful life situations. The intervention of this study will follow the FACT principles laid out by Strosahl, Robinson and Gustavsson to increase parents' psychological flexibility. Three core processes influence one's psychological flexibility: awareness, openness, and engagement.
The key objectives of each core process are:
1. Awareness: Able to experience the present moment, able to take perspective on self
2. Openness: Able to detach distressing private experiences and associated rules, able to take a non-judgemental, accepting stance towards painful material
3. Engagement: Exhibits strong connection with values, able to sustain values-consistent action
Waitlist Control
The waitlist control group participants will commence their FACT intervention immediately after they complete their follow-up assessment.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* living together with the child who is at preschool/school-age (3-9 years old);
* adopt the responsibility of taking care of the child;
* access to reliable Internet access via either computers and/or smartphones and be committed to maintaining internet access for the duration of the intervention
In addition, potential eligible parents who respond "yes" to any of the five validated screening questions in the Children with Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) Screener will then be asked the associated follow-up questions to determine whether the child possesses physical, neurodevelopmental/emotional problem(s) that has lasted for at least 12 months. Only children with a positive response(s) to ≥ 1 item in each of the associated follow-up questions will be classified as children with SHCN
Exclusion Criteria
* had substance/alcohol dependency problems,
* are pregnant;
* are less than six months postpartum
21 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Hong Kong Christian Service
OTHER
Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
UNKNOWN
Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association
OTHER
Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service
OTHER
Chinese University of Hong Kong
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Yuen Yu CHONG
Assistant Professor
Locations
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Hong Kong Christian Service
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, , Hong Kong
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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NTEC-2023-058
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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