NCT05944289

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

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Stress Reduction in Caregivers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fielding Graduate University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-19
• Primary completion: 2023-09-11
• Completion: 2024-01-11
• First posted: 2023-07-13
• Last updated: 2025-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States