NCT06339333

Evaluation of ACT Now GAIN Later

Evaluation of ACT Now GAIN Later: a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme Based on Principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University College Dublin · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this Randomised Control Trial is to evaluate a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme based on principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) The main questions it aims to answer are: Primary Objectives 1. Is ACT Now GAIN Later: a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme based on principles of ACT effective in increasing parental psychological flexibility (measured by Psy-Flex, tool which measures psychological flexibility)? Please find attached. 2. Is ACT Now GAIN Later: a Psychologist Guided Self Help Video Parenting Programme based on principles of ACT effective in decreasing child challenging behaviour (measured by the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory)? Please find attached. Secondary Objectives 1. Is ACT Now GAIN Later: an ACT based Parenting Programme, effective in improving parent-child relationships (measured by the Child-Parent Relationship Scale)? Please find attached. 2. Does ACT Now GAIN Later increase parental well-being as measured by (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, Parenting Stress Index and Goal Based Outcome Tool)? Please find attached. 3. Does ACT Now GAIN Later increase parental self-efficacy (TOPSE and Parental Sense of Competence scale)? Please find attached. Participants will complete a 7 week psychologist guided parenting intervention. Researchers will compare waitlist groups to see if there are differences in psychological flexibility, child behaviour, parent-child relationships, parental well-being or parental self-efficacy.

Conditions

• Psychological Flexibility
• Child Behavior
• Relationship, Parent Child
• Well-Being, Psychological
• Self-efficacy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	ACT Now GAIN Later	ACT Now GAIN Later is a Psychologist Guided Self Help Parenting Programme. This has been developed by HSE Senior psychologist,. Dr. Michelle Howard to help parents manage challenging behaviors in their children. Parents of children who are referred to HSE Psychology Services with behavioural difficulties are invited to participate in this 7 week programme.
OTHER	Control Group	Waitlist Group

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-12
• Primary completion: 2025-03-01
• Completion: 2025-04-01
• First posted: 2024-04-01
• Last updated: 2024-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ireland