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Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)

NCT06630000 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-01-15

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Feeding Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

FACT

Two 90-minute FACT sessions led by a trained interventionist.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Two 90-minute sessions individually with a study interventionist, 2-weeks apart (focused on nutrition education).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-14
Primary Completion
2027-01-01
Completion
2028-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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