Clinical trial NCT06339333: Evaluation of ACT Now GAIN Later
Official title: Evaluation of ACT Now GAIN Later: a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme Based on Principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: Psychological Flexibility
Child Behavior
Relationship, Parent Child
Well-Being, Psychological
Self-efficacy
Lead sponsor: University College Dublin
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-04-01
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Intervention model description: This quantitative study will be a two arm randomised control trial with an intervention group and waitlist group.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: 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.


Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Parental Psychological Flexibility
timeFrame: Pre and Post Intervention (week 1 and week 7 - end of the intervention). Also 3 and 6 months post intervention.
measure: Child Behaviour
timeFrame: Pre and Post Intervention (week 1 and week 7 - end of the intervention). Also 3 and 6 months post intervention.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Parent-Child Relationships
timeFrame: Pre and Post Intervention (week 1 and week 7 - end of the intervention). Also 3 and 6 months post intervention.
measure: Parental Well-Being
timeFrame: Pre and Post Intervention (week 1 and week 7 - end of the intervention). Also 3 and 6 months post intervention.
measure: Parental Self-Efficacy
timeFrame: Pre and Post Intervention (week 1 and week 7 - end of the intervention). Also 3 and 6 months post intervention.
measure: Parental Self-Efficacy
timeFrame: Pre and Post Intervention (week 1 and week 7 - end of the intervention). Also 3 and 6 months post intervention.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Longford
country: Ireland
facility: Longford Primary Care Centre
Study officials:
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