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ACT Combined Yoga for Parental Burnout in Parents with Autistic Children

ConditionAutism Spectrum Disorder
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorHarbin Medical University

About this trial

OBJECTIVE: To explore the intervention effect of ACT combined with a yoga intervention program on parenting burnout in parents with ASD.

METHODS: This study used a combination of qualitative research and quantitative analysis to examine the intervention effects of an ACT-centered intervention program on parenting burnout in parents of children with ASD, and to clarify the evaluations and perceptions of parents with ASD about the research program through qualitative research.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: To clarify the intervention effect of ACT combined with yoga intervention program on parenting burnout of ASD parents.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Parents of children diagnosed with ASD based on DSM-5

Parental burnout exists in parents

Parents have normal speech, hearing and cognitive functioning

Is the primary caregiver for children

Disqualifiers

Untreated ongoing or severe psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, etc.;

other more serious psychosomatic disorders that would interfere with the intervention.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Acceptance commitment therapy and yoga

    Behavioral

    The intervention used a combination of online and offline methods, based on ACT, supplemented by hatha yoga exercise intervention, the intervention group used the combination of offline ACT psychological intervention and online hatha yoga training, and the control group used mental health education, so as to explore and validate the effect of ACT combined with yoga on the improvement of parental parental burnout in children with ASD. The offline ACT psychological intervention was implemented by the researchers and psychologists, and the ACT psychological intervention was carried out once a week in community health centers or hospitals for 8 weeks. Online, a WeChat group was set up for parents with ASD, and Hatha Yoga training content and videos were sent to the group chat, and the researchers and volunteers supervised the training and clocking in and out of the group, three times a week.

  • Active Comparator: Mental Health Education Group

    Behavioral

    The control group was provided with 8 weeks of mental health education, including emotional management skills, positive coping styles, and scientific parenting methods.

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: ACT-YExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Mental Health Education GroupActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Measuring parental Burnout Levels

Developed by Roskam et al. to assess parenting burnout levels. There are 23 items in the scale, which are divided into four dimensions: the sense of exhaustion of the parental role, the boredom of the parental role, the emotional alienation from the children, and the self-comparison with the previous parental role. Scores range from 23-161. Higher scores indicate higher levels of parental burnout.

Time frame
3 months
2

Measuring parenting stress Levels

The scale consists of 15 items divided into three dimensions: parenting distress (items 1-5), dysfunctional parent-child interactions (items 6-10), and difficult child characteristics (items 11-15). The total score ranges from 15 to 75, with higher scores indicating more severe parenting stress.

Time frame
3 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System adult profile-57, PROMIS-57

VIII. Patient Self-Report PROMIS-57 This 57-item scale includes seven subscales on physical functioning (1-8 items), anxiety (9-16 items), depression (17-24 items), fatigue (25-32 items), sleep status (33-40 items), ability to assume social roles and participate in social activities (41-48 items), and the effects of pain (49-57 items).

Time frame
3 months
2

Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, MOS SF-36

The scale, revised by Sun Yat-sen Medical University, is an internationally recognized universal quality of life evaluation scale with high reliability and validity. The scale has a total of 36 items, which are divided into 8 dimensions of quality of life, including physiological function, physiological function, physical pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional function, and mental health.

Time frame
3 months
3

Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II, AAQ-II

The scale consists of 7 entries with a total score of 7-49, and the scores are summed so that the higher the score, the higher the level of empirical avoidance.

Time frame
3 months
4

Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire，CFQ-F

Contains 9 entries with a total score of 9-63; the higher the total CFQ-F score, the higher the level of cognitive integration.

Time frame
3 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Harbin Medical University

Lead sponsor

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