Clinical trials: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Depression
Targeting HIV Retention and Improved Viral Load Through Engagement ('THRIVE')
Many people with HIV infection are not consistently engaged in outpatient HIV care, and avoidance, stigma and denial contribute to poor engagement in HIV care.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04481373
- Testing
- THRIVE, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Treatment
Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for HIV-infected At-risk Drinkers
Alcohol consumption at hazardous levels is associated with negative consequences on nearly every step of the HIV care continuum.
- Trial name
- NCT03974061
- Testing
- Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Brief Alcohol Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Syracuse 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
Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Novel Pharmacotherapy Approaches in Smokers With Serious Mental Illness
Approximately 60 chronic smokers with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who are motivated to try to quit smoking will be randomized to receive smoking cessation treatment with the FDA-approved…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Nicotine Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04011280
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Moral Injury
Thriving in the Midst of Moral Pain: The Acceptability and Feasibility of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI) Among Warzone Veterans
The need for moral injury interventions is increasingly being recognized as a domain in Veteran care that must be addressed. Consequences of exposure to morally injurious events include risk for suicide, substance abuse, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03760731
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI), Present Centered Therapy for Moral Injury (PCT-MI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Psychotic Disorders
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Inpatient Treatment of Psychosis
There is a substantial need for enhancing the efficacy and effectiveness of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) inpatient services for psychosis and tailoring them to support recovery.
- Trial name
- ACT-IP (NCT01981356)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Persistent Post-surgical Pain, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Preventing Persistent Post-Surgical Pain and Opioid Use In At-Risk Veterans: Effect of ACT
A large number of veterans suffer from distress-based conditions, such as anxiety and depression, putting them at high risk of experiencing persistent pain and prolonged opioid use following surgery.
- Conditions
- Persistent Post-surgical Pain, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Substance Use Disorder
- Trial name
- PreACT (NCT02437188)
- Testing
- ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Barbara A Rakel
Tobacco Smoking, Psychiatric Disorder
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Tobacco Cessation Among Psychiatric Partial Hospital Patients
People with serious mental illness are three times more likely to smoke cigarettes than people without mental illness. People with mental illness are less likely to be successful in quitting smoking than those without mental…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Smoking, Psychiatric Disorder, Psychiatric Hospitalization
- Trial name
- NCT03911960
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
HIV/AIDS, Chronic Pain
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Aging People Living With HIV in Chronic Pain
Chronic pain impacts a large proportion of aging people living with HIV (aPLWH) and involves factors directly related to HIV (neurotoxicity) and psychosocial co-morbidities common in aPLWH (i.e. social isolation and loneliness).
- Trial name
- NCT03699020
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Chronic Pain Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Migraine, Depression
Brief Behavioral Intervention for Comorbid Migraine and Depression
The purpose of this research study is to examine whether a one-day group workshop, integrating principles from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Migraine Education, will result in improvements in depressive symptoms and…
- Trial name
- ACT-IM (NCT01775852)
- Testing
- ACT-IM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Lilian N. Dindo
PTSD, Depression
Impact of Modifiable Psychosocial Factors on Veterans' Long-term Trajectories of Functioning and Quality of Life
This study is Phase 3 of Project SERVE (Study Evaluating Returning Veterans' Experiences). Through two prior phases, SERVE has followed a cohort of post-9/11 Veterans since 2010 and has identified numerous risk and protective…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Chronic Pain, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- SERVE:IMPACT (NCT03615222)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 377 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Chronic, Pediatric Feeding Dysfunction, Acute
Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) for Parents of Children With Pediatric Feeding Disorder
This is a pilot study of randomized clinical trial of Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) vs. an attention-control condition (placebo) for improving the mental health of parents of children with pediatric feeding…
- Trial name
- PACT (NCT06001398)
- Testing
- Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Obesity, Weight Loss
Project Activate: Mindfulness and Acceptance Based Behavioral Treatment for Weight Loss
Mindfulness and Acceptance based Behavioral Therapies (MABTs) are among the most promising behavioral approaches for obesity, with two recent large trials showing that they achieve better initial weight loss and/or better weight…
- Trial name
- Activate (NCT04337619)
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment, Willingness, Values
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Psychological Distress, Anxiety
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Older Adults
Title: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for older adults experiencing psychological distress: A hermeneutic single case efficacy design (HSCED) series.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04280445
- Testing
- Psychological therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lincoln
Eating Disorders, Body Image
FlexED: A Digital, Gamified Early Intervention for Eating Disorders
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new intervention for body-image distress to reduce eating disorder symptoms in young women and girls between the ages of 15-25 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT05609409
- Testing
- FlexED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Social Support for Veterans With PTSD
Veterans with PTSD often have impaired social relationships and poor social support. The negative outcomes associated with poor social support are of particular concern for Veterans with PTSD, who often perceive the world to be…
- Trial name
- ACT-SS (NCT04567680)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Social Support for Veterans with PTSD, Present-Centered Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
HIV/AIDS
Brief Acceptance-Based Retention Intervention for Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients
The overall aim of this program of research is to test a newly developed intervention, Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy (ABBT), to improve HIV patients' commitment to medical care.
- Trial name
- NCT04201288
- Testing
- Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy (ABBT), Enhanced-Treatment-as-Usual (ETAU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Bipolar Disorder, Psychosocial Intervention
Modeling Mood Course to Detect Markers for Effective Adaptive Interventions- Aim 3
This study is a 6-week micro-randomized trial investigating the feasibility of a mobile health platform. Its long-term objective is to develop a mobile health platform for the translation of a psychosocial intervention for…
- Trial name
- NCT04098497
- Testing
- Mobile intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Childhood Asthma
Training Parents by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Managing Childhood Asthma Care
The purpose of this study is to examine whether a parental training program using group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for childhood asthma care, is effective in reducing the children's unplanned health care services…
- Trial name
- NCT02405962
- Testing
- ACT, Control
- Where
- 3 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chronic Pain, Depression
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Veterans with comorbid chronic pain and depression are highly prevalent, have poor functional status and low quality of life, are at increased risk of suicide and lack access to effective treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT05427201
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development