NCT07748845Completed
Gottman Couple Therapy Program in Treatment of Depressed Female Partners
A Study on Gottman Couple Therapy Program in Treatment of Depressed Female Partners
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Aug 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Gottman couple therapy program targeted for discordant couples struggling with the negative impact of depression of the female partner and compare between the outcome in case of usual treatment of depression and the outcome with applying Gottman program added to the usual treatment of depression in the female partner.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (actual)
- First submitted
- 31 Jul 2026
- Start date
- 30 Apr 2023
- Primary completion date
- 30 May 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Tanta University
- Diseases
- Depression
- NCT number
- NCT07748845
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 40
- From 30 Apr 2023 to the primary completion date, 30 May 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Male partners who meet the diagnostic criteria for a depressive disorder.
- Co-morbid psychiatric illness for any partner
- Co-morbid serious medical or neurological disorder (stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, ..etc)
Other
- Couples if one or both disclosed an act of infidelity or more than two acts of physical aggression in the preceding 3 months.
- Couples on the verge of divorce
Who the study is looking for
- Age of partners: between 20 and 60 years
- Married for at least 1 year.
- Female partners meet the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder with a score of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale above 7
- Discordant couples, as indicated by a score of 45 or lower on ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale.
- Commitment to participate in the therapy sessions.
Age in the registry: 20 years to 60 years · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanta university Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tanta | Egypt | Unknown status |
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