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Brief title
Health condition
Prevention and reduction of relational distress and more individual mental health complaints (i.e. depression, anxiety and stress-related psychological complaints).
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
- Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), change from pre- to post-treament (8 weeks later) and during the 3 month follow up (2 and 12 weeks after treatment)
- Communication Patterns Questionairre-SF change from pre- to post-treament (8 weeks later) and during the 3 month follow up (2 and 12 weeks after treatment)
- Maintenance Behavior
- General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) change from pre- to post-treament (8 weeks later) and during the 3 month follow up (2 and 12 weeks after treatment).
Secondary outcome
During the time points as defined below:
- Relational Interaction Satisfaction Scale
- Maintenance Behavior
- Daily coordination
- Forgiveness
- Self-Concealment Scale
- Self Disclosure
- Accessibility, Responsiveness, Engagement Questionnaire (ARE)
- Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)
Background summary
The proposed research project concerns an effectiveness study of the 'Hold me Tight' program for groups of couples based on Emotionaly Focused Therapy (EFT) as developed by Johnson (2008). Hold me Tight is a protocolized program supervised by an EFT trained practitioner for groups of approximately 5 couples. Guided by the accompanying book and video couples develop communication and coping skills in dealing with reciprocal attachment-related vulnerabilities in 8 weekly sessions.
Study objective
It is the aim of the Netherlands Hold me Tight (HmT-NL) study to evaluate effects of 'Hold me Tight', an Emotion Focused Therapy-based relationship enhancement program for groups of couples
versus a waitinglist period on relational distress and mental health complaints.
Study design
The study is based on a within-subjects design (waiting period, intervention and follow-up) in which subjects serve as their own controls. Assessments occur on the following time points:
- prior to the waiting period of 6 weeks
- pre-treatment
- post-treatment (8 weeks later)
- follow-up 1 (after 2 weeks)
- follow-up 2 (after 12 weeks)
- during the intervention weekly measurements are done regarding several potential moderators
Intervention
The protocolized intervention is based on the official Dutch translation of the Hold me Tight program which was developed by Dr. S. Johnson in Canada. The program in this study will be provided by EFT therapists. Adherence to the protocol will be evaluated by examining random therapy excerpts by independent raters guided by structured checklists. During the 8 weekly 2 hour sessions the following themes are covered by the program: (1) psycho education about attachment in couples relationships, (2) identification of dysfunctional patterns of interaction (3) identification of reciprocal vulnerabilities underlying dysfunctional interaction, (4) resolving misunderstandings and creating a secure base, (5) open and responsive communication, (6) forgiving and building of trust, (7) touch and sexuality, and (8) relapse prevention.
Weesperplein 4
H.J. Conradi
Amsterdam 1018 XA
The Netherlands
H.J.Conradi@uva.nl
Weesperplein 4
H.J. Conradi
Amsterdam 1018 XA
The Netherlands
H.J.Conradi@uva.nl
Inclusion criteria
Adult (18 - 70 years of age) heterosexual couples suffering from relational distress and mastering the Dutch language are included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria are a primary individual DSM-IV axis I or II diagnosis indicating different treatment.
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL4342 |
| NTR-old | NTR4482 |
| Other | Ethical Review Board - Universiteit van Amsterdam : 2011-CP-1826 |