Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Online (PACT Online) for parents of children diagnosed with or with increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental disability: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial
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This study protocol outlines a hybrid type 1 randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of PACT Online, an internet-based Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy program for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. The research measures primary outcomes related to observed emotional availability in parent-child interactions, alongside secondary metrics such as parental mindfulness, mental health, and child regulatory abilities. It also includes an economic evaluation and implementation analysis to inform potential future distribution via the edX platform.
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- Koa Whittingham (The University of Queensland), Grace Kirby (The University of Queensland), Roslyn N. Boyd (The University of Queensland), Iona Novak (The University of Sydney), Amy E. Mitchell (The University of Queensland), Natasha Reid (The University of Queensland), Syed Afroz Keramat (The University of Queensland), Kristelle Hudry (La Trobe University), Josephine Barbaro (La Trobe University), Jacqui Barfoot (The University of Queensland), Robert S. Ware (Griffith University), Fiona Russo (University of Southern Queensland), Helen Heussler (The University of Queensland), Andrea McGlade (The University of Queensland), Ashleigh Bullot (Autism CRC), Megan MacDonald (Bush Heritage Australia), Tommy Tran (Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads), Sophie A. Harrington, Jeanie Sheffield (The University of Queensland), Rebecca E. Olson (The University of Queensland), Nathalia Costa (The University of Queensland)
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- 2025-06-01
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- 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088981
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@article{allodium:a331c87018f046f0,
title = {Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Online (PACT Online) for parents of children diagnosed with or with increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental disability: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial},
author = {Koa Whittingham and Grace Kirby and Roslyn N. Boyd and Iona Novak and Amy E. Mitchell and Natasha Reid and Syed Afroz Keramat and Kristelle Hudry and Josephine Barbaro and Jacqui Barfoot and Robert S. Ware and Fiona Russo and Helen Heussler and Andrea McGlade and Ashleigh Bullot and Megan MacDonald and Tommy Tran and Sophie A. Harrington and Jeanie Sheffield and Rebecca E. Olson and Nathalia Costa},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088981},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088981}
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TY - JOUR TI - Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Online (PACT Online) for parents of children diagnosed with or with increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental disability: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial AU - Whittingham, Koa AU - Kirby, Grace AU - Boyd, Roslyn N. AU - Novak, Iona AU - Mitchell, Amy E. AU - Reid, Natasha AU - Keramat, Syed Afroz AU - Hudry, Kristelle AU - Barbaro, Josephine AU - Barfoot, Jacqui AU - Ware, Robert S. AU - Russo, Fiona AU - Heussler, Helen AU - McGlade, Andrea AU - Bullot, Ashleigh AU - MacDonald, Megan AU - Tran, Tommy AU - Harrington, Sophie A. AU - Sheffield, Jeanie AU - Olson, Rebecca E. AU - Costa, Nathalia PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088981 UR - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088981 ER -
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Whittingham, K., Kirby, G., Boyd, R. N., Novak, I., Mitchell, A. E., Reid, N., Keramat, S. A., Hudry, K., Barbaro, J., Barfoot, J., Ware, R. S., Russo, F., Heussler, H., McGlade, A., Bullot, A., MacDonald, M., Tran, T., Harrington, S. A., Sheffield, J., Olson, R. E., & Costa, N. (2025). Parenting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Online (PACT Online) for parents of children diagnosed with or with increased likelihood of neurodevelopmental disability: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088981
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