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Behavioral Intervention

Relationship Education for Marital Relationships

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to provide relationship help to couples using an online system connected to a university.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for couples living in Illinois who are married, engaged, or cohabiting for at least six months and willing to participate in online programs aimed at improving relationships. Couples with severe intimate partner violence issues cannot join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing ePREP, an online program designed to strengthen couple relationships. It's being distributed through the Cooperative Extension system to see how well it works when widely implemented.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves relationship education rather than medical intervention, there aren't physical side effects like you'd expect from a drug trial. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort discussing relationship issues.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, within one week of program completion (~2 months post-baseline), and 6-month follow-up from baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in communication conflict

Interventional procedure

Change in partner support

+3 more

Secondary outcome measures

Change in anger

Change in exercise

Change in general health

+5 more

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: ePREP conditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The ePREP program is the online version of the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program. It consists of 6 self-directed online sessions and accompanying homework and brief coach calls.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

ePREP

2009

N/A

~110

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignLead Sponsor

188 Previous Clinical Trials

36,835 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

ePREP (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05591261 — N/A

Relationship Issues Research Study Groups: ePREP condition

Relationship Issues Clinical Trial 2023: ePREP Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05591261 — N/A

ePREP (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05591261 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Do I meet the criteria to partake in this research?

"Possessors of relational issues aged 18 to 120 are eligible for this trial, which seeks a total of 500 participants."

Answered by AI

What aims are researchers hoping to achieve with this trial?

"This clinical trial aims to gauge the efficacy of a programme in reducing communication conflict. Additionally, researchers will measure changes in partner aggression (with 7-item scoring from Doss et al., 2020), insomnia severity (using an index with 7 items) and general health perceptions (as recorded by Short Form 36). Data collection takes place at three time points - Baseline, 2 months post baseline, and 6 months follow up from baseline."

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Is this research program open to elderly participants?

"To qualify for this medical trial, participants must be aged 18 to 120 years old. Additionally, 1 clinical trial is available for younger patients and 10 are open to those over 65."

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Are there any opportunities for volunteers to join this experiment?

"According to information from clinicaltrials.gov, this particular trial has ceased their search for participants at the moment; it was initially posted on October 1st 2022 and last updated on 19th of that same month. Despite not actively searching for patients anymore, there are 10 other clinical trials looking for people right now."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Strong Couples Project: Disseminating Evidence-based Relationship Education

2022. "Strong Couples Project: Disseminating Evidence-based Relationship Education". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05591261.