Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)

Conditions

• Pediatric Feeding Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• FACT — BEHAVIORAL
  Two 90-minute FACT sessions led by a trained interventionist.
• Control — BEHAVIORAL
  Two 90-minute sessions individually with a study interventionist, 2-weeks apart (focused on nutrition education).

Study Details

This is a randomized clinical trial of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) vs. an attention-control condition (placebo) for improving the mental health of parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder. The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two programs in parents of children with pediatric feeding disorders. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: FACT will result in clinically meaningful reductions in Mental Health(MH) problems among parents of children with Pediatric Feed Disorder (PFD) Identify factors that impact the feasibility of FACT delivery Participants will asked to participate in one of two programs focused on parents of children with pediatric feeding disorders. The participants will also be asked to complete a battery of questionnaires at four timepoints during the study. The parents will be asked to video record a meal time three times during study. Researchers will compare the FACT group with a control group to see if FACT will result in clinically meaningful change in parent stress and anxiety, and parent use of positive mealtime behaviors.

Key Dates

Start date

Oct 14, 2024

Status verified

Jan 2026

Primary completion

Jan 1, 2027

Completion

Jan 1, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: FACT
  Behavioral: Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) FACT is a 2-session intervention based on the Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy treatment literature
• Active Comparator: Control
  The content of the control intervention covers a range of nutrition and healthy lifestyle topics including USDA's MyPlate

Primary Outcome Measure

Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention completion, 3-months post-intervention ]

Central Contacts

• Corey Schurman
  8163023076
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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