Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT): an innovative online course for families of children with Cerebral Palsy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: cerebral palsy; mental health; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000351415
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Parents with a child (2-­6 years old) with Cerebral Palsy. As PACT uses integrated web-based delivery parents are required to have: (1) reliable internet access at home (e.g. ADSL) and be committed to maintaining internet access for the duration of the study; (2) a mobile phone for receiving text messages; (3) an email address for receiving emails; and (4) access to Skype.

Exclusion Criteria

Parents will be excluded if they are unable to complete PACT, for example, do to insufficient English language ability or lack of reliable internet access.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotional availability within the parent-child relationship, assessed by the Emotional Availability Scales, (Biringen, Fidler, Barrett, & Kubicek, 2005; Biringen, Robinson, & Emde, 1998)[Conducted at baseline, post review (ten weeks after course commencement), and at six-months post intervention follow up]