Couples' Affect in Relationships Study
- NCT ID
- NCT06907654
- Registry status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Not specified in the registry data
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Overview
ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.
Enrollment: 2000 participants (Estimated).
What is being studied
No interventions are listed in the registry data.
Who may be eligible
- Ages
- Not specified in the registry data
- Sex
- Not specified in the registry data
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Yes
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Be either married, living together, OR in a dating relationship for at least 12 months
* Proficiency in English
* US citizen or permanent resident
* If non-monogamous, must be able to enroll in the study with a primary partner with whom they spend the majority of their time.
* Use of a smartphone (primary participant only)
* Phone able to receive SMS text messages
* Depression symptoms (≥ 5 on PHQ-9; primary participant only)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe physical or sexual relationship aggression during the past 6 months (any item endorsement on 5-item severe IPV screener)
* Endorsement of active suicidality
* History of psychosis or mania
* Prior use of the Healthy Minds Program app
* Prior significant experience with meditation
* Severe hearing impairment that would interfere with the use of an audio-based intervention (primary participant only)
* Did not pass video attention check
* Investigators may also track the time it takes for participants to complete surveys and use survey timing as a method to flag for suspicious bot activity
* Participant presents false or misleading information or other indicators that the participant may be participating in the study in bad faith. At screening, each participant's address will be checked and they will be excluded if the address is 1) invalid or 2) a non-residential address. Participants will also be excluded if the same email is provided for both partners. Participants will be excluded if they fail the attention check item in the baseline survey.
Study locations
1 study location is listed.
Site recruitment status is not specified in the registry data for these locations.
Countries: United States
- Wisconsin, United States: 1
Sample of listed locations
- University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States — Site recruitment status not specified in the registry data
Study details
- Start date
- August 4, 2026
- Primary completion date
- December 1, 2028
- First posted
- April 2, 2025
Source and update information
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- NCT ID
- NCT06907654
- Registry last updated
- September 16, 2026
- QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
- September 21, 2026
View NCT06907654 on ClinicalTrials.gov
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