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Can two workshops and daily texts cool family fights?

NCT ID NCT07826702

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hong Kong Metropolitan University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers in Hong Kong are testing whether a short Nonviolent Communication programme can improve relationships between parents and their middle-school children. Sixty parents who report frequent conflict with their children take part. Half attend two workshops on observing without judging, naming feelings, and expressing needs, then receive daily personalised AI-written WhatsApp messages for four weeks. The other half receive weekly healthy-lifestyle tips. The trial measures whether the programme is practical to run and whether it changes parent-child closeness and conflict.

What this could mean

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Active substance
A two-session Nonviolent Communication workshop programme plus daily personalised AI-generated WhatsApp messages
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a low-cost, message-based way to help parents and teenagers argue less and connect more. It could also shape how schools and clinics deliver brief parenting support.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot with 60 parents, so it can only hint at whether the approach helps. Two workshops and daily texts may not be enough to change long-standing family conflict, and the results may not hold for families outside Hong Kong.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 60 people

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Expected to start

Oct 2026

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Expected to finish

Sep 2027

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Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

32 to 59 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) parents aged 32-59 years with children attending middle school (approximately 12-17 years old) in Hong Kong; * 2\) scoring 3 or above in any item of the 3-item conflict subscale of the Network of Relationship Inventory (Furman \& Buhrmester, 2009); * 3\) able to read Chinese and use a smartphone to receive WhatsApp messages; * 4\) willingness to attend a two-session NVC intervention in group format. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) severe mental health problems requiring immediate specialist care or inability to provide informed consent.

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Family conflict Nonviolent communication Parent-child relationships Parenting

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  • The Jockey Club Institute of Healthcare, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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