ePREP for Community Couples

Intimate Partner Violence Clinical Trial

Official title:

ePREP for Community Couples

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01795963
• Other study ID #: 2009.2841
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 15, 2013
• Last updated: February 19, 2013
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2010

Study information

• Verified date: February 2013
• Source: Brigham Young University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the present study is to examine the impact of ePREP when it is administered to couples. More specifically, investigators will test whether--compared to placebo controls--participants who receive ePREP will experience better outcomes for relationship relevant variables.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 104
• Est. completion date: August 2010
• Est. primary completion date: August 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Only those who are married or who have been in a committed romantic relationship for six months or longer will be invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The only exclusionary criteria were inability to read study questionnaires and unwillingness to access the internet to receive e-mail instructions on weekly homework assignments.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Intimate Partner Violence

Intervention

Behavioral:
• ePREP
The ePREP intervention teaches individuals how to recognize and combat dynamic risk factors that lead to relationship distress. Specifically, it teaches communication techniques and problem-solving skills that help couples to effectively deal with conflict. It also teaches couples how to enhance positive aspects of their relationship by fostering fun and friendship.
• Placebo Control
Participants in the control condition will view a presentation that teaches inert information about anxiety, depression, and relationships such as definitions, prevalence rates, common problems associated with these conditions and available forms of treatment. This presentation was used initially in Cuckrowicz & Joiner (2007) and has since been shown to be effective as a placebo in two previous ePREP studies (Braithwaite & Fincham, 2007; Braithwaite & Fincham, 2008). This presentation is identical to the ePREP intervention in its set up, the only difference being, there is no information included in this presentation that teaches specific skills or strategies for improving relationships, depression or anxiety.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Florida State University	Tallahassee	Florida

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Brigham Young University	Department of Health and Human Services, Florida State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2)		Change across three time-points: baseline, 6-week follow up and 1-year follow up	Yes
Primary	Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ)		Change across three time-points: baseline, 6-week follow up and 1-year follow up	No