Tokyo, June 12 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061874) titled 'A Study on Contextual Couples therapy for improving couple relationship' on June 11.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Ritsumeikan University

Condition: Condition - Couple relationship Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of contextual couples therapy. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - 80-minute online couples therapy sessions Interventions/Control_2 - Wait list control group

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1) Couples who wish to improve their relationship. 2) Couples who are able to participate in the study together, secure a time and place where they can focus on the sessions, and coordinate their schedules with the researcher or therapist. 3) Couples who have been cohabiting for at least one year. 4) Couples who are able to participate in online sessions using a computer. 5) Couples who agree that they may need to provide repeated responses to survey questions, and that the intervention sessions may be postponed if at least one partner fails to respond for four or more consecutive days. 6) Couples who agree that the results of each others' responses to the pre-questionnaires can be shared during the intervention sessions. 7) In the results of the first questionnaire survey, at least one of the partners has the PPR-8 (i.e., 8-item version of Partner Perceived Responsiveness Scale) score of 18 points or less. Key exclusion criteria - 1) Couples with psychological or physical violence. 2) Couples with self-harm or related behaviors. 3) Couples with alcohol-related problems. 4) Couples in which either or both partners have ongoing infidelity. 5) Couples in either or both partners have a history of receiving medical treatment by a psychiatrist or psychosomatic physician within the past six months. Target Size - 40

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 03 Month 20 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 06 Month 10 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 06 Month 15 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070798

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