Clinical trials: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety Depression
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Parents of Disabled Child
This study was carried out to determine the effect of ACT-based interventions applied to parents of special needs children (CSN) on their levels of psychological inflexibility, psychological resilience, depression, anxiety…
- Conditions
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Anxiety Depression, Caregiver Burden, Public Health Nurse
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT04307706)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Distress-based Psychopathology
One-Day Life Skills Workshop for Veterans With TBI, Pain and Psychopathology
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature wound of Veterans returning from the recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (i.e OIF/OEF/OND), with up to 20 percent experiencing persistent post-concussive symptoms.
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Distress-based Psychopathology, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02844946
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Three-Arm Quasi-Experimental Study of App-Assisted Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of three Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) delivery modalities in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adult patients (ages 20-40) with mild to…
- Trial name
- NCT07624708
- Testing
- Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Central Punjab
Postpartum Depression
Brief Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention for Parents in the Postpartum
It is common for parents in the postpartum period (the first twelve months following childbirth) to experience psychological difficulties, particularly low mood.
- Trial name
- NCT05173285
- Testing
- Baseline Assessment, Brief Online ACT Intervention, Post-Intervention Assessment (i.e. between 4-6 weeks after baseline assessment)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Hannah Palma Carlos
Diabetes
Contributions of Health Psychology to Support Patients With Diabetes Through Online Tools
With over 4 million people living with diabetes in France, i.e. 6% of the general population, it is necessary to consider both their physical and mental health.
- Trial name
- DiabACT (NCT06194240)
- Testing
- DiabACT
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lorraine
Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Improving Well-Being in Patients With Stage III-IV Cancer and Their Partners
This pilot clinical trial studies how well acceptance and commitment therapy works in improving well-being in patients with stage III-IV cancer and their partners.
- Conditions
- Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm, Partner, Stage III Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03112668
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Smoking Cessation
Effectiveness of Ecological Momentary Assessment Based Smoking Cessation Intervention
The EMA-based intervention in this proposal is aimed to motivate the majority of smokers who do not prefer to use traditional cessation aids for quitting and help them quit smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT05212220
- Testing
- EMA-based intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 459 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Exercise Sensitivity, Introceptive Exposure
Behavioral Exposure for Introceptive Tolerance RCT
Behavioral Exposure for Interoceptive Tolerance (BE-FIT) is a mechanism-informed behavioral intervention to target exercise anxiety.
- Conditions
- Exercise Sensitivity, Introceptive Exposure, Anxiety, Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- BE-FIT (NCT05398276)
- Testing
- Behavioral Exposure For Introceptive Tolerance, Health Education Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Post-Surgical Pain
Perioperative ACT-Based Clinical Hypnosis for Opioid Weaning
This randomized-controlled trial (RCT) will evaluate the effectiveness of a pain psychology intervention -- consisting of a hybrid of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and clinical hypnosis intervention -- in reducing…
- Trial name
- NCT03730350
- Testing
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Caregiver Stress, Caregiver Stress Syndrome
ACT Group for Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors
The goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of group-based ACT intervention in improving the levels of psychological distress in caregivers of stroke survivors. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Stress, Caregiver Stress Syndrome, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Distress
- Trial name
- NCT07528261
- Testing
- Group-based ACT Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Wright Institute
Stress
"ACT" for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The investigators will develop and pilot test an intervention called "ACT for Parents" which aims to decrease stress and improve quality of life in parents of children < 15 years who have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02255786
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
College Student Mental Health
Mindfulness and Acceptance Applied in Colleges Through Web-Based Guided Self-Help
College counseling centers (CCCs) are being faced with increasing demands for services to meet the treatment needs of their students, in the context of increasingly severe cases and declining resources.
- Trial name
- NCT01808404
- Testing
- Web-Based Guided Self-Help
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Contextual Change LLC
Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Where We All Meet: ACT Approach to Adolescents Anxiety Disorders
Transdiagnostic approaches have been proposed as more truthfully representing mental health problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a transdiagnostic approach that proposes Psychological Inflexibility/Flexibility…
- Trial name
- NCT05906849
- Testing
- ACT for anxiety disorders
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Long-term Health Conditions
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Psychoeducation Single Session Intervention on Childhood Anxiety for Carers of Children With a Long-Term Health Condition
The goal of this feasibility study was to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the ACT-based training package for carers of children with a long-term health condition (LTHC) who also experience anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT07656220
- Testing
- Psychoeducation for anxiety
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of East Anglia
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Videoconferencing-based Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Parents of SHCN Children
The purpose of the proposed non-randomized waitlist-controlled design study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of using a Videoconferencing-based Individual Focused Acceptance and…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Development Delay
- Trial name
- NCT05803252
- Testing
- Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Waitlist Control
- Where
- 5 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chronic Pain
Smartphone Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents With Longstanding Pain
Intervention study with uncontrolled design investigating the effects of smartphone delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for longstanding pain in adolescents. Primary outcome is pain interference.
- Trial name
- NCT03472248
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Smoking Cessation
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Smoking Cessation in the Primary Care Setting
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and potential efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in enhancing smoking cessation among attendees in primary healthcare settings.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT01652508)
- Testing
- Control, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered by Automated Software Messaging
This study aims to 1) observe the course of pain, 2) mental status, and 3) possible effect of a behavioral intervention delivered via an automated mobile phone messaging robot in patients were indicated and/or scheduled to…
- Conditions
- Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Mental Stress, Coronavirus
- Trial name
- NCT04329897
- Testing
- Software Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Overweight and Obesity, Pediatric Obesity
Evaluating the Feasibility of a Stepped-care Approach to Treating Adolescents With Binge and Loss of Control Eating
There are limited evidence-based treatments for adolescents with binge eating and fewer specifically targeting adolescents with both binge eating and overweight/obesity.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Pediatric Obesity, Eating, Binge
- Trial name
- NCT03404713
- Testing
- Pathways to Health, Be4U
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Psychological Distress
Guided Eight-week Online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Distressed Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
The pilot randomized controlled trial aims to assess effects of a guided online acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention on distressed family caregivers of people with dementia (PwD) compared to the control group.
- Trial name
- NCT04847986
- Testing
- acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham