ACT-Based Training for Parental Burnout and Child Well-being
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age3-65
SponsorChinese University of Hong Kong
About this trial
The purpose of the proposed randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in reducing parental burnout and improving children's emotional and behavioral adjustment in families in Hong Kong over 3 months after the intervention. The findings will provide valuable and scientific insights to inform better parenting interventions and child protection policies.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong residents between the ages of 19 and 65 years.
Primary caregivers of a child aged 3 to 11 years.
Have been identified by school social workers as being at risk of domestic violence or experiencing emotional distress.
Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong residents between the ages of 3 and 11 years.
Disqualifiers
Parents diagnosed with severe mental illnesses.
Parents with a developmental disability that interferes with their ability to comprehend the program's content.
Parents with cognitive, language, communication, visual, or hearing impairments or disorders that could impede their understanding of the intervention content; or
Parents currently participate in other psychosocial, psychoeducational, or parenting interventions.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- ACT Intervention Group
- control group
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lead sponsor
Harmony House
Collaborator
Hong Kong Jockey Club
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov