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5 Verbs for Couples - Pilot Study

ConditionRelationships, Marital
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

About this trial

The current research is designed to implement and evaluate 5 Verbs for Couples, a new relationship education program that can be completed individually or by both partners together. Involvement will entail completing 3 surveys over a 2-month period. After completing the first survey, a subset of individuals will be randomly assigned to participate in a 3-session online program and answer questions about their experience in the program. The remaining individuals will receive access to the program approximately 2 months later, after completing the third survey.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

A resident of United States

18 years of age or older

Married, engaged, or living with your partner for at least 6 months

Willing to participate in online relationship-focused programming

Disqualifiers

Severe form(s) of intimate partner violence are occurring in the relationship

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • 5 Verbs for Couples

    Behavioral

    The program consists of an overview and three accompanying sessions, each approximately 30-45 minutes in length. The new program developed by the project PI is organized around five verbs to help strengthen couple relationship. For each of the three sessions, content includes information on increasing gratitude between partners, building friendship and connection, addressing challenges and hardships, being a team, communication, and dedication. This psychoeducational program is largely informative in nature, with recommended thought and/or written exercises for individuals to complete regarding how program material applies to their relationship. Individuals are provided a link to access the program and then watch/click through session activities at a time and location of their choosing (similar to an online self-directed training or course).

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: TreatmentExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Relationship Satisfaction

Couple satisfaction index

Time frame
Baseline, 1 month follow-up, 2-month follow-up
2

Change in intervention-targeted behavior

5 Verbs for Couples cognitive-behavioral indicators (new measure created for this study)

Time frame
Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 2-month follow-up

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in psychological distress

Kessler 6 item psychological distress

Time frame
Baseline, 1-month, 2-month follow-up

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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