Empowering Families Project

Couples Clinical Trial

Official title:

Empowering Families Project: An RCT of the Effects of Relationship Education With and Without Ancillary Economic Services on Family Outcomes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05359185
• Other study ID #: 90ZB0025
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: University of Texas at Austin
• Contact: Zeida Forrest
• Phone: 817-632-5539
• Email: zforrest[@]theparentingcenter.org
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This RCT will test the marginal benefit of adding economic-focused services to traditional relationship education (RE) interventions. 344 couples will be randomly assigned to the RE only or RE plus economic-services condition. All couples will be assessed at baseline, 6-weeks, 6-months, and 12-months. This project will examine whether couples in the RE plus condition have better relationship and economic outcomes than couples in the RE only condition.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 344
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• couples involved in a romantic relationship

Exclusion Criteria:

• current domestic violence or child maltreatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Couples
• Relational Problems
• Relationship, Marital

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Family Wellness
https://familywellness.com/
• Career Coaching
Individualized career coaching and employment services.
• Financial Planning
Individualized financial planning services.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	The Parenting Center	Fort Worth	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Texas at Austin	Department of Health and Human Services

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Relationship satisfaction	Couples Satisfaction Index (CSI-4).	From baseline to 6-weeks, 6-months, 12-months
Primary	Changes in Positive Communication	Seven items, scored on four-point scale and averaged. Sample item: "My partner and I were good at working out our differences."	From baseline to 6-weeks, 6-months, 12-months
Primary	Changes in Negative Communication	Nine items, scored on four-point scale and averaged. Sample item: "My partner was rude or mean to me when we disagree."	From baseline to 6-weeks, 6-months, 12-months
Primary	Changes in Income	Single item: "How much would you say you personally as an individual earned in total from all work in the last month, before taxes and deductions?" Open numeric response	From baseline to 6-months, 12-months
Primary	Changes in Financial Strain	Five items assess the degree of difficulty the household has had fulfilling financial obligations and purchasing necessary items. Items scored on a 4-point scale and averaged.	From baseline to 6-months, 12-months
Primary	Changes in Financial Capability	Six items assess capability to manage household finances, (e.g., "In the last 2 months, have you been charged a late fee on a loan or bill?"). Items summed to form an index with range of 0-8 (two 3-point items, four 2-point items.	From baseline to 6-months, 12-months
Secondary	Changes in Support and Affection	Five items, scored on four-point scale and averaged. Sample item: "My partner knows and understands me."	From baseline to 6-weeks, 6-months, 12-months
Secondary	Changes in Wealth	Single item: "About how much money does your household have saved somewhere (in a savings account, 401k, hidden cash envelope, etc.)?" Open numeric response	From baseline to 6-months, 12-months