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

Primary Purpose

Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Chronic, Pediatric Feeding Dysfunction, Acute

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT)
Control
Sponsored by
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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Eligibility
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Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional other trial for Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Chronic

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: 1) Must be a parent aged 18+ (primary caregiver) of 2-6-year-old child with PFD 2) Child must be receiving outpatient PFD treatment at Children's Mercy Hospital (CMH) 3) The parent must have a clinically significant elevation on at least one measure of parent MH (using established clinical cutoffs). Parents will be included regardless of whether the child has a new diagnosis or established diagnoses Exclusion Criteria: 1) Parent has significant cognitive impairments 2) Parent does not speak English Parent unable to obtain high speed internet at home

Sites / Locations

  • Children's Mercy Hospitals and ClinicsRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT)

Control

Arm Description

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

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
A 9-item self-report measure of depressive symptoms
General Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7)
A 7-item self-report measure of anxious symptoms
Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R)
A 22-item self-report measure of posttraumatic stress symptoms
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
A 10-item self-report measure of perceived stress
The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-2)
A 7-item self-report measure of psychological flexibility and experiential avoidance
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)
A 23-item parent-proxy measure of child quality of life, with versions specific to child age (2-4 years, 5-7 years) that each result in standardized total scores and domain-specific scores of physical functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning, and school functioning
Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS)
A 35-item parent-proxy report of child mealtime and feeding behavior

Secondary Outcome Measures

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First Posted
July 27, 2023
Last Updated
September 11, 2023
Sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT06001398
Brief Title
Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) for Parents of Children With Pediatric Feeding Disorder
Acronym
PACT
Official Title
Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) for Parents of Children With Pediatric Feeding Disorder
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
September 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
June 27, 2023 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
July 1, 2025 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
July 1, 2026 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
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 disorder. The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two programs in parents of children with pediatric feeding disorders. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: PACT will result in clinically meaningful reductions in Mental Health(MH) problems among parents of children with Pediatric Feed Disorder (PFD) Identify factors that impact the feasibility of PACT delivery Participants will asked to participate in one of two programs focused on parents of children with pediatric feeding disorders. The participants will also be asked to complete a battery of questionnaires at four timepoints during the study. The parents will be asked to video record a meal time twice during study. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare the PACT group with a control group to see if PACT will result in clinically meaningful change in parent stress and anxiety, and parent use of positive mealtime behaviors.
Detailed Description
The goal of this study is to advance the science of a brief parent mental health intervention for parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder using Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT-F). The ultimate goal of this research is to improve parent mental health and child health and feeding outcomes through a parent-focused behavioral intervention. PACT-F is a 2-session acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention guided by Brown and Whittingham's ACT intervention for parents of children with neurodevelopmental conditions. Intervention content is based on principles of ACT, an evidence-based treatment for adult mental health problems. The intervention content is therefore broadly applicable to all parents but was specifically tailored for the needs of parents of children with neurodevelopmental conditions. In study phase 1 of this award, the investigators adapted parent ACT for parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder (PACT-F) with consultation from 2 parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder and 2 experts in parent ACT. The investigators now have a complete treatment package that has been tailored for parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder and is ready to be piloted. Thus, in this study the investigators will conduct a feasibility and proof-of-concept pilot of a 2-session parent-focused ACT intervention tailored to meet the needs of parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder (PACT-F). The goal of this pilot is to determine factors that impact the success of recruitment, retention, assessment, and treatment delivery for the PACT-F clinical trial and to test the intervention's proof of concept (i.e., does it show a clinically meaningful signal of change in parent mental health). This study will be conducted at a single site (Children's Mercy Hospital). The investigators will pilot the clinical trial procedures and monitor feasibility success, and factors that may impact feasibility success. Participants who meet inclusion criteria will be randomized to either PACT-F or an attention control (control) condition. Participants will be blind to treatment condition (single blind study). The aim of the feasibility analyses is to evaluate factors critical to success, rather than evaluating whether the intervention is "feasible or not feasible". The aim of the proof-of-concept analyses is to determine if this intervention has promise and warrants a larger efficacy trial. Parents randomized to PACT-F will complete two 90-minute PACT-F sessions individually with a study interventionist, 2 weeks apart. Parents randomized to the control group will complete two 90-minute sessions individually with a study interventionist, 2-weeks apart (focused on nutrition education). The control intervention will be parallel to the ACT intervention in all ways, including interactive components and the face-to-face time with health professionals (interventionists). The control condition intervention has already been developed by Dr. Davis's research team and covers a range of nutrition and healthy lifestyle topics including the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) MyPlate. An attention control condition was selected to mimic the interpersonal benefits that may come from meeting individually with a caring professional. The control condition intervention content (healthy lifestyles) was specifically chosen as it most closely reflects the types of information that parents would learn from healthcare professionals about the type of nutrition that their child needs. However, this type of intervention should not impact parent mental health. Interventionists for both conditions will be individuals with at least master's degree training in mental health or a related field. The interventions will take via tele-video conferencing to allow participants to participate from home without needing transportation to and from the hospital. Both arms of the intervention will be manualized and interventionists in both arms will be trained using didactics and role playing with the Principle Investigator(PI). Intervention fidelity will be monitored by audio/video recording all sessions. The PI (Dr. Bakula) will review recordings each week and conduct separate 1-hour weekly supervision of study interventionists for each arm of the study (PACT-F & control). Strategies will be used to promote fidelity in line with recommendations from the NIH Behavior Change Consortium. A fidelity checklist will be developed in line with adaptations to the intervention and will be piloted with study interventionists. The fidelity checklist will be refined during research team meetings. The fidelity checklist will be reviewed by the PI during supervision. Hypothesis testing: The investigators will test the hypothesis that PACT-F results in clinically meaningful change using the Reliable Change Index (RCI; success defined as RCI > 1.96). The investigators anticipate that these procedures will be feasible, with feasibility success defined as recruitment rate above 60%, and retention, assessment completion, and intervention completion rate above 80%. Mixed methods data collection will identify factors that impact 1) recruitment rate (qualitative interviews, % meeting inclusion criteria, # of contact attempts), 2) retention rates (qualitative interviews, baseline characteristics; treatment group), 3) assessment completion rate (qualitative interviews, measure type), and 4) treatment completion rate (qualitative interviews, scheduling, treatment location). The proposed study is an important first step towards developing an evidence-based treatment that can be used with parents of children with pediatric feeding disorder. This intervention has the potential to improve parent mental health, as well as child health, and therefore has the potential to have broad public health impact.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Chronic, Pediatric Feeding Dysfunction, Acute

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Other
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
ParticipantOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
60 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT)
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
PACT-F is a 2-session intervention based on the Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy treatment literature.
Arm Title
Control
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
The content of the control intervention covers a range of nutrition and healthy lifestyle topics including USDA's MyPlate.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Parent Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT)
Intervention Description
PACT is a 2-session intervention based on the Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy treatment literature
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Control
Intervention Description
The content of the control intervention covers a range of nutrition and healthy lifestyle topics including USDA's MyPlate
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Description
A 9-item self-report measure of depressive symptoms
Time Frame
Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention completion, 3-months post-intervention
Title
General Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7)
Description
A 7-item self-report measure of anxious symptoms
Time Frame
Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention
Title
Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R)
Description
A 22-item self-report measure of posttraumatic stress symptoms
Time Frame
Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention
Title
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Description
A 10-item self-report measure of perceived stress
Time Frame
Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention
Title
The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-2)
Description
A 7-item self-report measure of psychological flexibility and experiential avoidance
Time Frame
Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention
Title
Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)
Description
A 23-item parent-proxy measure of child quality of life, with versions specific to child age (2-4 years, 5-7 years) that each result in standardized total scores and domain-specific scores of physical functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning, and school functioning
Time Frame
Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention
Title
Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale (BPFAS)
Description
A 35-item parent-proxy report of child mealtime and feeding behavior
Time Frame
Baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, 3-months post-intervention

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
99 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1) Must be a parent aged 18+ (primary caregiver) of 2-6-year-old child with PFD 2) Child must be receiving outpatient PFD treatment at Children's Mercy Hospital (CMH) 3) The parent must have a clinically significant elevation on at least one measure of parent MH (using established clinical cutoffs). Parents will be included regardless of whether the child has a new diagnosis or established diagnoses Exclusion Criteria: 1) Parent has significant cognitive impairments 2) Parent does not speak English Parent unable to obtain high speed internet at home
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Corey R Schurman, MA
Phone
816-302-3076
Email
crschurman@cmh.edu
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Dana Bakula, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Children's Mercy Hosptial
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
City
Kansas City
State/Province
Missouri
ZIP/Postal Code
64108
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Corey Schurman, MA
Phone
816-302-3076
Email
crschurman@cmh.edu
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Dana Bakula, Phd
Phone
816-234-3016
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Dana Bakula, Phd

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No

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