Pai.ACT - An Artificial Intelligence Driven Chatbot Assisted ACT (Full Scale RCT)

NCT ID
NCT06779422
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Official title: Artificial Intelligence-driven, Chatbot-assisted Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Pai.ACT) for Parents of Young Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Enrollment: 210 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Behavioral: Pai.ACT
  • Other: Positive parenting advice

Who may be eligible

Ages
21 Years to no maximum
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
Yes

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Primary caregivers who are Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong residents. * Parents aged ≥21 years. * Primary caregivers who adopt the responsibility of taking care of the child. * Living together with the child and having smartphone devices for daily access to the internet. * Parent's children should be with following criteria: i) Aged 2-6 years. ii) Received a primary and clinical diagnosis/suspected diagnosis of NDD as indicated in the clinical records according to the DSM-5 criteria. (e.g., ASD, ADHD, developmental delay) iii) Registered for Social Welfare Department subvented Onsite Pre-school Rehabilitation Services. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents diagnosed with severe mental illnesses. * Parents with learning, cognitive, language, communication impairments or other debilitating conditions. (e.g., hearing or vision impairment) that could impede full participation in the study) * Parents currently participating in /under the evaluation of other psychosocial, psychoeducation or parenting programmes.

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 1 location; 1 is listed as Recruiting.

Countries: Hong Kong

Sample of listed locations

  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Recruiting

Study details

Start date
January 1, 2025
Primary completion date
December 31, 2027
Completion date
December 31, 2028
First posted
January 16, 2025
Collaborators
Hong Kong Christian Service, Social Welfare Department, Hong Kong

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT06779422
Registry last updated
September 10, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
September 28, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
September 28, 2026

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