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Acceptance therapy with yoga for burnout in parents of autistic children

Tests acceptance therapy with yoga for parents of autistic children.

Key facts

Who runs it
Harbin Medical University
Where
Daqing, ChinaSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
ACT Combined Yoga for Parental Burnout in Parents with Autistic Children
Status
Recruiting
People taking part
60 people, planned
Started
1 Sept 2023
Planned end
31 May 2025
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Acceptance commitment therapy and yoga
  • Active Comparator: Mental Health Education Group
Record updated
13 February 2025

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for parents of children with autism who feel burned out from parenting and are the main caregiver. It tests acceptance and commitment therapy combined with yoga.

Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Parents of a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) based on DSM-5, with parental burnout.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Untreated ongoing or severe mental health conditions, such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders or schizophrenia
  • Other more serious psychosomatic disorders that would interfere with the intervention

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 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
  • Informed consent and voluntary participation

Who cannot take part

  • 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

Where in China

  • Harbin Medical University HospitalDaqing, ChinaContact: Jiayi Chen, MasterTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

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

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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.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • ACT-YTreatment being tested

    Based on ACT and supplemented by Hatha Yoga exercise intervention, the intervention group used a combination of offline ACT psychological intervention and online Hatha Yoga training. ACT-Y intervention will be based on ACT combined with Yoga training and comprises a programme divided into eight 1-hour sessions conducted over 8 weeks

    Treatment: Acceptance commitment therapy and yoga

  • Mental Health Education GroupExisting treatment, for comparison

    The control group also received 8 weeks of mental health education, including stress coping strategies, scientific parenting knowledge, and emotional management skills.

    Treatment: Active Comparator: Mental Health Education Group

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) Combined with Yoga for Parental Burnout in Parents with Autistic Children: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Plain-language title
Acceptance therapy with yoga for burnout in parents of autistic childrenGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
13 February 2025