TerminatedNot Applicable

Virtual ACT for Adolescent Stress

Stopped: This study has stopped its recruitment.

United States14 participantsStarted 2021-03-03

Plain-language summary

This study aims to test the effectiveness of a 6-week long virtual Acceptance Commitment group therapy as a non-pharmaceutical intervention to improving other functional outcomes for adolescents with a chronic medical condition in comparison to no treatment.

Who can participate

Age range14 Years – 21 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Children who are English speaking
✓. Children who are diagnosed with a chronic illness: Defined as a condition that lasts 1 year or more and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both (excluding obesity).
✓. Children with access to a device with internet and webcam capabilities
✓. Children with access to a private setting to participate in the intervention
✓. Must be 18 years or older and legal guardian of enrolled child
✓. English or Spanish speaking, with an ability to read in their language

What they're measuring

Assess Change via the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Timeframe: baseline at the start of study, through study competition (up to 6 weeks), change from baseline at 6 weeks, change from baseline at 10 weeks, change from baseline at 18 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04978610

SponsorChildren's Hospital Los Angeles

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-03-04

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