Online ACT Program for Chronic Health Conditions
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
Chronic health conditions (CHC) commonly share the challenge of impaired health-related quality of life, negatively impacting the lives of millions of people in the United States. Long term effects for living with a chronic health condition are likely to include poor self-management behaviors, which are related to avoidance of disease related thoughts and feelings (e.g., health anxiety) and can be addressed directly with psychosocial interventions. With the focus on fostering values driven and meaningful behavior while accepting thoughts and feelings, ACT may prove to be a particularly effective approach for individuals coping with the challenging symptoms and effects of having a chronic health condition. Previous web-based ACT interventions for CHCs have focused on building ACT skills for a narrow subset of CHCs (e.g., breast cancer, diabetes, tinnitus). While there is added benefit for a self-help program for populations with specific stressors or conditions, there is also a high prevalence of comorbidity in CHCs, shared challenges in illness management and coping, and clear evidence that ACT works effectively across CHCs to improve quality of life. Thus, our goal of this research project is to evaluate a new 6 session, online, self-guided ACT program for adults with chronic health conditions broadly to improve their quality of life and wellbeing through a randomized controlled trial. The specific aims are:1. To evaluate the feasibility of an initial prototype of ACT program for adults with CHC's as indicated by recruitment, retention, and adherence rates.2. To evaluate the acceptability as indicated by self-reported program satisfaction and qualitative feedback following the course completion.3. To identify ways to further refine the program based on participant self-reported satisfaction with sessions and open-ended text-based feedback.4. To test the efficacy of the program on improving quality of life among adults with CHC's.
Research Team
Michael Levin, PhD
Principal Investigator
Utah State University
Ty B Aller
Principal Investigator
Utah State University
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for adults with chronic health conditions who are looking to improve their quality of life. Participants should be interested in an online self-help program and willing to provide feedback. Specific eligibility criteria were not provided, so it's best to contact the study organizers for detailed requirements.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants complete the ACT Guide for Chronic Health Conditions program over 6 weeks
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment
Treatment Details
Interventions
- ACT Guide for Chronic Health Conditions
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Utah State University
Lead Sponsor