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Behavioral Intervention

Evaluative Conditioning for Marital Relationships

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Research Sponsored by Florida State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Both couple members are at least 18 years old
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up eight weeks
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Summary

"This trial aims to test if a new computer program can improve the relationships of military couples."

Who is the study for?
This trial is for married couples where at least one partner is an active-duty US military member. Both partners must be over 18 and proficient in English reading and speaking.
What is being tested?
The study tests a new computer program designed to improve how much spouses like each other, aiming to boost marital satisfaction among military members and their partners.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this is a psychological intervention involving evaluative conditioning, side effects may include emotional discomfort or changes in mood related to the therapy process.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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My partner and I are both over 18.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~every two weeks for eight weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and every two weeks for eight weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Couples Satisfaction Index (Funk & Rogge, 2007)
Partner Evaluative Priming Procedure (McNulty et al., 2013)
Suicidality subscale of the Depressive Symptom Index (Metalsky & Joiner, 1997
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Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Servicemember partner paired with positive stimuli, servicemember paired with neutral stimuliExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The servicemember sees the partner paired with positive stimuli and the partner sees the servicemember paired with neutral stimuli
Group II: Servicemember partner paired with neutral stimuli, servicemember paired with positive stimuliExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The servicemember sees the partner paired with neutral stimuli and the partner sees the servicemember paired with positive stimuli
Group III: Servicemember and partner paired with positive stimuliExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Both the servicemember and the partner of the servicemember see their partner paired with positive stimuli
Group IV: Servicemember and partner paired with neutral stimuliActive Control1 Intervention
Both the servicemember and the partner of the servicemember see their partner paired with neutral stimuli

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Florida State UniversityLead Sponsor
213 Previous Clinical Trials
33,496 Total Patients Enrolled
United States Naval Medical Center, PortsmouthFED
34 Previous Clinical Trials
3,855 Total Patients Enrolled
~667 spots leftby Aug 2025
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