Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Online (PACT Online) for parents of children diagnosed with or with increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental disability: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Approximately 1 in 13 Australian children have a neurodevelopmental disability. This project aims to assess the effectiveness and implementation of an online parenting support programme, Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (PACT) Online, for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities for improving the parent-child relationship and parent and child outcomes.

Methods and analysis

This hybrid type 1 randomised controlled trial will focus on evaluating intervention effectiveness and understanding the context for implementation. The primary outcome is observed emotional availability within parent-child interactions assessed at postintervention (12 weeks postbaseline) with additional measurement at follow-up (6 months postbaseline).

SUBMITTER: Whittingham K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12182011 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature