Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Parents of Children With Food Allergies
Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Parents of Children With Food Allergies
This study aims to conduct an initial evaluation of adapted, live online, mindfulness-based
 cognitive therapy for parents and carers of children with food allergies (MBCT-PCCFA).
This study is a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing adapted, live online,
 mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for parents and carers of children with food allergies
 (MBCT-PCCFA) with a treatment as usual control. A battery of self-report measures will be
 administered online at baseline (week 0), post-intervention (week 15) and at follow-up (week
 23).
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Parents or caregivers who identify as having a child under the age of 18 with a food
 allergy

 -  The allergy has been diagnosed by a qualified physician (e.g. GP or allergy
 specialist)

 -  Mean score of >=2 on the FAQL-PB, indicating they are at least 'somewhat
 limited/troubled' by their child's allergy (Cohen et al., 2004).

 -  Resident in the United Kingdom

 -  Have access to email, a PC/laptop/tablet with a webcam and microphone and internet
 access to allow videoconferencing

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  They had consulted on the design and content of the intervention or study

 -  They have already participated in a substantial mindfulness-based course

 -  They are currently engaged or are planning to engage with another psychological
 intervention during the course of the study

 -  They currently engage in regular mindfulness-based practice

 -  They do not have the practical means and time available to be able to attend the
 intervention during the dates outlined on the information sheet and commit to at-home
 practice

 -  They have scores >19 on PHQ-8 (indicating 'severe' depressive symptom severity;
 Kroenke et al., 2009) or >15 on GAD (indicating 'severe' level of anxiety; Spitzer et
 al., 2006)

 -  They have a problem with alcohol or recreational drug misuse

 -  They have experienced thoughts about harming themselves or others in the last 12
 months

 -  They have been given a diagnosis of psychosis

 -  They are currently experiencing high levels of distress and/or currently feeling
 particularly fragile

 -  They have experienced a bereavement of someone close to them in the last year or are
 continuing to experience continuing grief in relation to losing someone further back
 in time

 -  They have had traumatic experiences that they continue to be troubled by (including,
 but not limited to, receiving diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder)

 -  They experience significant difficulty being in a group with other people.

 NB: for further details re the FAQL-PB and PHQ-8, please see the outcome measures section.