A Pilot Study on an ACT-Based Program for Individuals With Special Needs and Their Caregivers

Parenting children with special health care needs can be stressful and weigh on the caregivers' mental health. For the individuals with special needs, the mismatch between their needs and the normative practice in the world around them can be frustrating and detrimental to their functioning. The demands and concerns to these families can be so real that it may not be sensible to examine the validity or helpfulness of the distressing thoughts or feelings but to promote psychological flexibility, which is a key to value-guided living. This pilot study explores the effects and feasibility of a group-based intervention for families of individuals with special health care needs.

NCT Number	NCT07345806
Lead Sponsor	The University of Hong Kong Collaborators: The Salvation Army, Hong Kong and Macau Command
Conditions	Parenting Stress, Psychological Flexibility
Enrollment	62 participants
Start Date	2025-10-14
Primary Completion	2027-03-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-03-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-01-16