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Pilot Study: Stress Reduction in Caregivers of Children With ASD Using ACT

NCT05944289 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-03-13

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Summary

Parents/Caregivers of children with autism need psychological flexibility and self-efficacy for the ACT program to be effective.

This study will compare intervention differences between groups. Repeated measures will be given three times (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up) to an ACT intervention group and a support group (control). The purpose of the present study is to compare the effects of a brief ACT-based workshop for parents of children with autism with a concurrent parent support control group using a variety of self-report measures addressing psychological flexibility, depression, thought suppression, cognitive fusion, positive aspects of caregiving, stress, self-compassion, and valued living.

Conditions

  • Caregiver Stress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

a four-week workshop based on the principles and procedures of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

BEHAVIORAL

Caregiver Support Group

Caregiver support group to run parallel to the ACT intervention group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fielding Graduate University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Asimina Lazaridou, Ph.D · Fielding Graduate University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-03-19
Primary Completion
2023-09-11
Completion
2024-01-11

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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