New program aims to bring balance to stressed parents of preschoolers
NCT ID NCT07669896
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests an 8-week group program designed to improve life balance for parents of preschool children. The program includes group sessions, personal goal setting, and phone check-ins. Researchers will measure changes in life balance, parenting stress, and mental health in 30 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Occupational Balance Promotion Program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical, non-drug way to help parents feel more balanced and less stressed.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (30 people) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The program is behavioral, so benefits depend on individual engagement.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Parents aged 18 to 65 years who have at least one preschool child aged 0 to 6 years * The primary caregiver of the child * Self-perceived poor life balance or high parenting stress * Self-perceived depressive or anxiety symptoms, with at least mild depression as indicated by the Beck Depression Inventory, or at least mild anxiety as indicated by the Beck Anxiety Inventory * Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese and comply with the study procedures, including interviews and self-administered questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * The child has been diagnosed by a physician with a major physical illness, mental illness, or neurodevelopmental disorder * The parent has been diagnosed by a physician with a major physical or mental illness requiring long-term treatment
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