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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/04/085782 [Registered on: 28/04/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 26/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Brief intervention package on Acceptance and Committnent]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Brief interventional package on Acceptance and Commitment therapy 
Scientific Title of Study   A Randomized controlled trial to assess effectiveness of brief interventional package on Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) on selected outcome variables among parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) attending Psychiatry unit ,PGIMER,Chandigarh.(2024-2026) 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Monika Bhardwaj 
Designation  M.Sc. Nursing student  
Affiliation  National Institue of Nursing, PGIMER,Chandigarh 
Address  Room no.208 National Institute of Nursing education,PGIMER,Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  09717702560  
Fax    
Email  monikabhardwaj666@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sunita Sharma  
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  National Institute of Nursing education,PGIMER,Chandigarh 
Address  Room no.210 National Institute of Nursing education,PGIMER,Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  9876269615  
Fax    
Email  sanitasuni@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  MsRenu Sharma 
Designation  Tutor 
Affiliation  National Institute of Nursing education,PGIMER,Chandigarh 
Address  Room no.309 National Institute of Nursing education,PGIMER,Chandigarh

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160012
India 
Phone  9988330964  
Fax    
Email  rain_nsg@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
No monetary support 
Post graduate institute of medical Education and Research ,Sector 12,Chandigarh,160012,India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Monika Bhardwaj 
Address  National Institute of Nursing Education,PGIMER,Chandigarh ,pin code 160012,India 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Interventional ] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DrAkhilesh Sharma  Post graduate institute of medical education and research Chandigarh  Drug Deaddiction and treatment centre Room no.226
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
6239124451

drakhileshsharma@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Post graduate Institute of Medical Education and research ,Chandigarh Institutional Ethics Committee(Intramural)  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorder  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Brief intervention on acceptance and commitment therapy   Acceptance and commitment therapy will be conducted in three sessions.The duration of the session will vary from 40-50 mins. Six components of ACT that is committed actions ,acceptance ,values ,self as context ,cognitive diffusion and mindfullness will be in the therapy to increase the psycholgical flexibility of parents of children with NDD.  
Comparator Agent  routine care  Routine care includes counselling session and psychoeducation already being given to parents. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Parents of children with NDD and willing to participate and able to understand Hindi, English and Punjabi 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details   
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
parental stress  8 weeks (endline assessment) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
parental stress, parental aggression  1.At the day of enrollment
2.follow up 15 days and 1month
endline assessment after 2 months
 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "120"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="120" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/07/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) 12/12/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 12/12/2025 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="5"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
Objective of the study is to enhance the psychological flexibility of the parents of children with Neurodevelopment disorder. The design of this study is Randomized controlled trial and psychological flexibility, Parental stress and parental aggression will be assessed with standardized tool Parental Acceptance questionnaire, parental stress scale, Self compassion scale, parent child conflict tactics scale and aggression questionnaire. The brief intervention on acceptance and commitment therapy will be administered and expected outcome will be increased psychological flexibility and reduction of stress among parents of children with NDD. 
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