ePREP for Community Couples

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Intimate Partner Violence
• Interventions: Behavioral: Placebo Control; Behavioral: ePREP

• Registration Number: NCT01795963
• Lead Sponsor: Brigham Young University

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-08
• Study Completion: 2010-08
• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-02-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-19
• Study First Posted: 2013-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

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

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo Control	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.
ePREP	ePREP	The ePREP intervention teaches individuals how to recognize and combat dynamic risk factors that lead to relationship distress.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2)	Change across three time-points: baseline, 6-week follow up and 1-year follow up
Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ)	Change across three time-points: baseline, 6-week follow up and 1-year follow up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Florida State University; 🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States