Evaluation of ACT Now GAIN Later

NCT ID: NCT06339333

Last Updated: 2024-05-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-12

Study Completion Date

2025-04-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this Randomised Control Trial is to evaluate a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme based on principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Primary Objectives

1. Is ACT Now GAIN Later: a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme based on principles of ACT effective in increasing parental psychological flexibility (measured by Psy-Flex, tool which measures psychological flexibility)? Please find attached.
2. Is ACT Now GAIN Later: a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme based on principles of ACT effective in decreasing child challenging behaviour (measured by the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory)? Please find attached.

Secondary Objectives

1. Is ACT Now GAIN Later: an ACT based Parenting Programme, effective in improving parent-child relationships (measured by the Child-Parent Relationship Scale)? Please find attached.
2. Does ACT Now GAIN Later increase parental well-being as measured by (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, Parenting Stress Index and Goal Based Outcome Tool)? Please find attached.
3. Does ACT Now GAIN Later increase parental self-efficacy (TOPSE and Parental Sense of Competence scale)? Please find attached.

Participants will complete a 7 week psychologist guided parenting intervention. Researchers will compare waitlist groups to see if there are differences in psychological flexibility, child behaviour, parent-child relationships, parental well-being or parental self-efficacy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Psychological Flexibility Child Behavior Relationship, Parent Child Well-Being, Psychological Self-efficacy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

This quantitative study will be a two arm randomised control trial with an intervention group and waitlist group.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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ACT Now GAIN Later

This group will receive a 7-week psychologist guided parenting intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ACT Now GAIN Later

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

ACT Now GAIN Later is a Psychologist Guided Self Help Parenting Programme. This has been developed by HSE Senior psychologist,. Dr. Michelle Howard to help parents manage challenging behaviors in their children. Parents of children who are referred to HSE Psychology Services with behavioural difficulties are invited to participate in this 7 week programme.

Waitlist Group

This group will receive pre and post measures but will not receive an intervention until after the final measures have been administered.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control Group

Intervention Type OTHER

Waitlist Group

Interventions

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ACT Now GAIN Later

ACT Now GAIN Later is a Psychologist Guided Self Help Parenting Programme. This has been developed by HSE Senior psychologist,. Dr. Michelle Howard to help parents manage challenging behaviors in their children. Parents of children who are referred to HSE Psychology Services with behavioural difficulties are invited to participate in this 7 week programme.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control Group

Waitlist Group

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parents of children from the ages of 3-12 will be included in this study.
* Parents of children with challenging behavior.

Exclusion Criteria

* Parents of children outside of the age range 3-12 years old
* Parents of children who do not have challenging behavior
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University College Dublin

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Longford Primary Care Centre

Longford, , Ireland

Site Status

Countries

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Ireland

Other Identifiers

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RRECB0523EC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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