Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) for Parents of Children With Pediatric Feeding Disorder
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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.
Description
The goal of this study is to advance the science of a brief parent mental health intervention for parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder using The goal of this study is to advance the science of a brief parent mental health intervention for parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder using The goal of this study is to advance the science of a brief parent mental health intervention for parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder using Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) for Parents of Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder. The ultimate goal of this…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) Must be a parent aged 18+ (primary caregiver) of 2-6-year-old child with PFD * 2\) Child must be receiving outpatient PFD treatment at CMH * 3\) The parent must have a clinically significant elevation on at least one measure of parent MH (using established clinical cutoffs). Parents will be included regardless of whether the child has a new diagnosis or established diagnoses Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Parent has significant cognitive impairments * 2\) Parent does not speak English * 3\) Parent unable to obtain high speed internet at home
Interventions
- BehavioralFACT
Two 90-minute FACT sessions led by a trained interventionist.
- BehavioralControl
Two 90-minute sessions individually with a study interventionist, 2-weeks apart (focused on nutrition education).
Location
- Children's Mercy HospitalKansas City, Missouri