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Systemic Couple Therapy for Marital Dynamics and Mental Health

NCT07736508 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2026-07-30

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial (randomized controlled trial within a mixed-method study) is to learn whether Systemic Couple Therapy (SCT) can treat depression and improve relational functioning in married couples where at least one partner is experiencing mild to moderate depression and relational distress.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does Systemic Couple Therapy improve relationship quality, marital communication, dyadic coping, interpersonal functioning, and overall mental health?
* Does Systemic Couple Therapy reduce depressive symptoms compared to Treatment-as-Usual (TAU)? Researchers will compare Systemic Couple Therapy (intervention group) with Treatment-as-Usual (control group) to see if SCT leads to greater improvements in mental health and relational outcomes and greater reduction in depression.

Participants will:

* Complete standardized psychological assessments at baseline, post-treatment (8 weeks), and 3-month follow-up
* Participate in 8 weekly Systemic Couple Therapy sessions (intervention group)
* Receive Treatment-as-Usual such as routine couple therapy services or medication (control group)

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Systemic Couple Therapy

Systemic Couple Therapy for Depressive Sample

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2026-10-01
Completion
2026-12-31

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT07736508 on ClinicalTrials.gov