Recruiting

ACT Together

Sponsor:

University of South Florida

Code:

NCT07360600

Conditions

Parents

Children With Disabilities

Stress

Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

ACT Together

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, usability, and preliminary benefits of implementing ACT Together for parents of children with disabilities in pediatric outpatient clinics. ACT Together includes six self-paced, web-based modules and brief weekly one-on-one coaching sessions led by a trained occupational therapist. The program is based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), which teaches practical skills to help people handle stress and difficult thoughts or feelings while taking steps toward what matters to them.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

  • Can parents and occupational therapists complete the study activities as planned (e.g., module completion, coaching sessions, and surveys)?
  • Is the program usable and acceptable/appropriate/feasible to implement in this setting?
  • Do parents show improvements in mental health and coping-related outcomes after participating in the program?
  • What are the experiences and perspectives of parents and therapists regarding the program?

Parents as participants will:

  • Complete six self-paced web-based modules and brief weekly individual phone coaching sessions with a trained occupational therapist working in pediatric outpatient clinics.
  • Complete online questionnaires before starting and after completing the program.
  • Take part in one online interview about their experiences and perspectives on the program.

Occupational therapists as participants will:

  • Complete therapist training materials and deliver brief individual phone coaching sessions to parent participants, including completing a post-session checklist.
  • Complete brief online questionnaires before starting and after delivering the program.
  • Take part in one online interview about their experiences and perspectives on the program.

Conditions

Parents

Children With Disabilities

Stress

Depression

Study ID

NCT07360600

Start date

Mar 18, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria (Parents of children with disabilities):

1. Community-dwelling adults (aged ≥18 years) with primary caregiving responsibility for a child with disabilities (aged <18 years) who is enrolled in a participating clinic;
2. Expected to use services at the participating clinic at least once per week over the next three months;
3. Willing to learn strategies to cope with emotions and thoughts; and
4. Have access to a web-enabled device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop) with reliable internet access at home or in a public space (e.g., library).

Exclusion Criteria (Parents of children with disabilities):

1. Cognitive, physical, sensory impairments, or language barriers (non-English speaking) that would impede participation;
2. Suicidal intent or suicide attempt(s) within the past six months;
3. Participation in another parent support research study at the time of recruitment; or
4. More than three hospitalizations of either the parent or child within the past year, or other serious health concerns that would interfere with program engagement.

Inclusion Criteria (Occupational therapists):

1. Be willing to participate in training, program implementation, and study evaluations; and
2. Currently work in a pediatric clinic that serves at least 15 children who attend the clinic at least once per week.

Exclusion Criteria (Occupational therapists): N/A

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) group

The ACT group will complete the ACT Together program.

Interventions

ACT Together

ACT Together includes six self-paced, weekly web-based ACT modules and six brief phone coaching sessions delivered after each module by a trained occupational therapist.

Primary outcome measure

  • Enrollment rate [ Time Frame: During the recruitment period (up to approximately 6 months) ]
  • Retention [ Time Frame: Baseline through post-intervention (approximately 7-8 weeks) ]
  • Web-based module completion [ Time Frame: Baseline through post-intervention (approximately 7-8 weeks) ]
  • Coaching session completion [ Time Frame: Baseline through post-intervention (approximately 7-8 weeks) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of South Florida

Recruiting

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

University of South Florida

Last update posted

Jun 23, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • web-based intervention
  • internet-based intervention
  • occupational therapist
  • parents
  • children with disabilities
  • depressive symptoms
  • stress
  • feasibility
  • acceptability
  • usability
  • implementation
  • mixed methods
  • Pilot Study
  • phone coaching

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of South Florida on 2026-06-23.