Strong Couples Project: Disseminating Evidence-based Relationship Education

Relational Problems Clinical Trial

Official title:

Strong Couples Project: ePREP Nationwide Dissemination

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05591261
• Other study ID #: 21550
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2022
• Est. completion date: September 2027

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The current research is designed to implement and evaluate the ePREP relationship intervention with couples via the Cooperative Extension system.

Description:

The objective of the research is to evaluate the effectiveness of an online intervention (ePREP) for help-seeking couples designed to promote individual and couple well-being. Newly developed online intervention programs for distressed couples have shown to be efficacious, but their overall reach to the general population remains limited. The current research is designed to implement and evaluate the ePREP relationship intervention with couples throughout the nation in a manner that allows for scalable, sustainable program delivery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: September 2027
• Est. primary completion date: September 2027
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 120 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Resident of Illinois

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

• Both partners willing to participate in online relationship-focused programming

Exclusion Criteria:

• One or both partners reports sever forms of intimate partner violence occurring in the relationship

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Relational Problems
• Relationships, Marital

Intervention

Behavioral:
• ePREP
6-session online psychoeducational program with supporting coach calls

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Illinois Extension	Urbana	Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in relationship satisfaction	Couple satisfaction index	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Primary	Change in relationship instability	3 item Relationship Instability measure (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Primary	Change in partner support	5 item Partner Support measure (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Primary	Change in communication conflict	4 item communication conflict measure (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Primary	Change in relationship confidence	4 item relationship confidence measure (from Stanley et al., 1994)	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Primary	Change in intervention-targeted behavior	PREP 3 keys and Couple Communal Identity (new measures created for this study)	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in partner aggression	7 item partner aggression (from Doss et al., 2020, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in psychological distress	Kessler 6 item psychological distress	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in anger	NIH PROMIS 5 item anger measure	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in perceived stress	Cohen's 10 item perceived stress measure	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in general health	Short Form-36 4 item general health perceptions	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in insomnia	7 item insomnia severity index	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in problematic alcohol use	Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) 7 item problematic alcohol use	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline
Secondary	Change in exercise	1 item exercise (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2016 adaptation)	Baseline, Within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline