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Self-helpinterventions for Parenting Couples With Couple Distress.
Led by University of Aarhus · Updated on 2025-08-15
700
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
182 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Children whose parents experience high levels of couple distress are at greater risk for emotional, behavioral, and academic problems. This study tests two types of self-help for parenting couples: the OurRelationship program (OR), an online guided program, and couple-focused bibliotherapy (BT), a book-based self-help approach. The investigators will compare these interventions with a waitlist (WL) control group to see which is most effective at reducing communication conflict between partners. They will also examine whether the interventions improve child well-being when problems are present at the start of the study. A total of 350 parenting couples in Denmark will take part. Eligible couples have at least one child under 18 living at home and report high levels of conflict or relationship distress. Couples will be randomly assigned to OR, BT, or WL. Questionnaires will be completed online before the program, after the program (10 weeks later), and at 3- and 12-month follow-ups.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Self-helpinterventions for Parenting Couples With Couple Distress.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Meet one of the following: (1) Experienced physical or psychological aggression in the past 3 months or (2) low couple satisfaction scores on the Couple Satisfaction Index-4
- Both partners are at least 18 years old
- Couples live together
- Have at least one child under 18 living at home
- Reside in a participating Danish municipality
- Completed the baseline survey
- Can read and understand Danish
- Have internet access and a compatible device
- Agree not to engage in couple therapy before the 3-month follow-up
You will not qualify if you...
- Current plans to divorce or separate
- Ongoing affair
- Moderate to severe suicidal thoughts
- Recent intimate partner violence causing injury or safety concerns for self or children
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Region Midt, Denmark, 8000
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Research Team
T
Tea Trillingsgaard, PH.D.
CONTACT
H
Hanne N Fentz, Ph.D.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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