Actively Recruiting
Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)
Led by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Updated on 2026-01-15
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
167 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
C
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must be a parent aged 18 or older who is the primary caregiver of a child aged 2 to 6 years with pediatric feeding disorder
- Child must be receiving outpatient pediatric feeding disorder treatment at Children's Mercy Hospital
- Parent must have clinically significant elevation on at least one parent mental health measure using established cutoffs
You will not qualify if you...
- Parent has significant cognitive impairments
- Parent does not speak English
- Parent cannot obtain high speed internet at home
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Corey Schurman
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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