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Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PACT Trial)

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Led By Dana Bakula, PhD

Research Sponsored by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention

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PACT Trial Summary

This trial will compare two programs to see how they can help improve the mental health of parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for parents over 18 years old who are the primary caregivers of children aged 2-6 with Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD), receiving treatment at Children's Mercy Hospital. Parents must show significant stress or mental health issues but can't have cognitive impairments, language barriers, or lack internet access.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) against a control group to see if it helps reduce mental health problems in these parents. It involves attending programs, filling out questionnaires, and recording meal times with their child.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves therapy and not medication, traditional side effects like those seen with drugs aren't expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort discussing personal issues during therapy sessions.

PACT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS)

General Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7)

Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R)

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PACT Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

PACT-F is a 2-session intervention based on the Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy treatment literature.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

The content of the control intervention covers a range of nutrition and healthy lifestyle topics including USDA's MyPlate.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas CityLead Sponsor

245 Previous Clinical Trials

935,726 Total Patients Enrolled

Dana Bakula, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorChildren's Mercy Hosptial

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this study accommodating participants over the age of fifty?

"This study is open to individuals aged 18 or older, and under 99 years of age."

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Is there any possibility of me participating in this clinical trial?

"Individuals aged 18 to 99 with a diagnosis of pediatric feeding disorder are eligible for this medical trial. Up to 60 participants may enrol in the study."

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To what extent are participants engaging in this research study?

"Affirmative, the information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov implies that this medical experiment is currenlty accepting applicants. This research endeavour was initially uploaded to the website on June 27th 2023 and modified most recently on September 11Th of the same year. For successful completion, 60 participants must be recruited across a single location."

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Is it possible for new participants to sign up for this trial?

"Affirmative. Per clinicaltrials.gov, this medical examination is actively recruiting suitable applicants starting from June 27th 2023 and up to September 11th of the same year. The number of patients required for participation amount to 60 across a single facility."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) for Parents of Children With Pediatric Feeding Disorder

Dana Bakula 2023. "Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) for Parents of Children With Pediatric Feeding Disorder". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06001398.