Short therapy may ease parent stress in Kids' feeding disorder
NCT ID NCT06630000
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether two 90-minute sessions of Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression in parents of children aged 2-6 with pediatric feeding disorder. About 80 parents will be randomly assigned to FACT or a nutrition education control group. Researchers will track mental health and mealtime behaviors over several months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give parents a practical, short-term way to feel less stressed and anxious while caring for a child with feeding difficulties.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all parents. The therapy is brief, so benefits might be limited or short-lived.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) Must be a parent aged 18+ (primary caregiver) of 2-6-year-old child with PFD * 2\) Child must be receiving outpatient PFD treatment at CMH * 3\) The parent must have a clinically significant elevation on at least one measure of parent MH (using established clinical cutoffs). Parents will be included regardless of whether the child has a new diagnosis or established diagnoses Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Parent has significant cognitive impairments * 2\) Parent does not speak English * 3\) Parent unable to obtain high speed internet at home
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Mercy Hospital
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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