A Pilot Study on an ACT-Based Program for Individuals With Special Needs and Their Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Parenting Stress, Psychological Flexibility

In brief

Parenting children with special health care needs can be stressful and weigh on the caregivers' mental health. For the individuals with special needs, the mismatch between their needs and the normative practice in the world around them can be frustrating and detrimental to their functioning. The demands and concerns to these families can be so real that it may not be sensible to examine the validity or helpfulness of the distressing thoughts or feelings but to promote psychological flexibility, which is a key to value-guided living. This pilot study explores the effects and feasibility of a group-based intervention for families of individuals with special health care needs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07345806

Run by

The University of Hong Kong

People needed

62

Starts

2025-10-14

Expected to finish

2027-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• be at or older than 18 years old
• understand Cantonese
• read as well as write Chinese

You may not qualify if…

• with borderline or greater intellectual deficits
• weak language abilities
• severe conditions related to mental, emotional, and/or behavioral functioning

Where it is running

• The Salvation Army SKY Family and Child Development Centre — Mong Kok, Hong Kong (enrolling)

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