Status:
COMPLETED
Efficacy of Emotionally Focused Therapy Among Spanish Speaking Couples
Lead Sponsor:
Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Collaborating Sponsors:
Brigham Young University
Conditions:
Partner Relational Problems
Eligibility:
All Genders
25+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
70 couples (married or cohabiting) will be recruited across 5 countries (12-18 in each country: Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, México, and Spain). After their entry into the study is confirmed, cou...
Detailed Description
A detailed description about the procedure of this clinical trial will be available on an open access study protocol document or paper upon request. Some more details about therapists, supervision du...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Each couple has to be exclusive in their courtship and been living together for at least 1 year. Participants must be willing to participate in all of the study components (questionnaires, videotaping, therapy, and follow-up once therapy is finished). Each member of the relationship must speak Spanish as a native language and have lived in the country where the study is going to be conducted (Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain) for at least 5 years. Couple's average score on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS; Spanier, 1976) must classify the relationship as mildly to moderately distressed (80-100).
Exclusion
- Either partner of the couple is receiving current psychotherapeutic (psychological or psychiatric) treatment or anticipates receiving this type of treatment (not directly involved with this study) within the next 6 months.
- Either member has been previously diagnosed with any psychotic, somatoform or dissociative disorder.
- Either partner is currently taking any medication known to treat psychosis, somatoform, dissociative or psychotic disorders or is taking any psychotropic medication, has a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental (e. g., autism spectrum disorder), neurocognitive, personality or paraphilic disorder.
- Either partner reports having been arrested or in prison in the past 3 months due to driving drunk or any other legal problem related to alcohol or other drugs, reports having been fired from her/his job due to alcohol or substance use/abuse, reports an episode (as a victim and/or perpetrator) of a sexual assault during the past 2 years, reports current physical or sexual violence in their relationship, or is currently involved in an affair which he/she will not end or requests that the affair remains secret.
- Either partner has a condition or anticipates having a condition that may make attending therapy sessions unlikely (e.g., major surgery expected in the next 3 months, or moving to a new area in the near future, etc.), is misusing/abusing drugs or alcohol, is a psychotherapist active in clinical practice and/or has a direct knowledge of the model because he/she is in training or trained in EFT.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 25 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
140 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04277325
Start Date
September 1 2021
End Date
March 25 2025
Last Update
March 26 2025
Active Locations (16)
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1
Consultorio Verónica Salem
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1428
2
Consultorio Silvia Goso
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1425
3
Consultorio Mariana Butty
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1602
4
Consultorio Esteban Azumendi
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1613