Actively Recruiting
Strengthening Relationships and Mental Health Through a Couples-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention
Led by Technical University of Munich · Updated on 2025-09-24
4500
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
96 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
Technical University of Munich
Lead Sponsor
E
European Research Council
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This sub-study is part of a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) titled Disentangling and Preventing Economic Violence against Women (ECOVI). It is conducted in rural and urban communities across Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan, India. The sub-study evaluates the impact of a couples-based financial literacy and gender-transformative intervention on relationship strength, empathy, and mental health among married couples. Using a two-arm cluster RCT design, 150 clusters (villages or community units) are randomized to intervention or control, with \~15 husband-wife pairs per cluster (approximately 2,250 couples in total). Outcomes are measured at baseline (pre-intervention) and endline (post-intervention) approximately six months after delivery of the intervention to assess changes in perceived relationship strength, empathy (using an adapted relationship strengths and empathy scale), and mental health (General Health Questionnaire-6, GHQ-6). The study will also explore whether improvements in relationship strength and empathy mediate the intervention's effect on mental health outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Strengthening Relationships and Mental Health Through a Couples-Based Economic Empowerment Intervention
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women aged 18 to 49 years, men aged 18 years or older
- Married and living together as husband-wife pairs
- Primary residence in selected clusters in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, or Rajasthan, India during the study
- Both partners provide written informed consent
- Both partners agree to attend six sessions, complete baseline and endline surveys, and receive SMS follow-ups
- Both partners have completed at least primary schooling (4th grade)
- Both partners understand the local language used in sessions
- No plans for relocation or long absence before the endline assessment
You will not qualify if you...
- Either partner is younger than 18 years
- Refusal of consent or unwillingness to participate in sessions or data collection by either partner
- Serious physical or mental condition preventing safe and active participation, such as severe mental illness or debilitating disease
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
50 clusters across Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Actively Recruiting
2
Vayam Organisation
Noida, India
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
A
Anushree Dirangane
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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