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Virtual ACT for Adolescent Stress
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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.
Official title: Virtual Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT): A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate a Web-Based Intervention for Stress in Adolescents With Chronic Conditions
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
14
Start Date
2021-03-03
Completion Date
2026-03-04
Last Updated
2026-04-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Virtual Acceptance Commitment Therapy
For a period of 6 continuous weeks, participants will meet weekly in a virtual group ACT session with a licensed psychologist hosted on a secure, HIPAA compliant, Zoom account. Each session is 1.5 hours will focus on one ACT concept including Acceptance, Values, Mindfulness, Cognitive Defusion, Experiential Avoidance, and Willingness and Committed Action. Subjects will be given the opportunity to share their thoughts as well as their responses to the exercises at various points throughout the sessions. At the beginning of each session, each participant will be required to fill out a short survey on their stress and pain the preceding week. Participants in the control group will not complete weekly measures. All measures will be completed online via a REDCap survey web link. Follow up measures will mirror initial baseline measures in order to measure the within group and between group changes in study outcomes.
Locations (1)
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States