Couples' Affect in Relationships Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether learning about well-being impacts the thoughts and feelings of romantic couples. The main question it aims to answer is: * Does gaining knowledge about well-being positively impact individuals and their romantic relationships? Participants will complete online surveys about their thoughts and feelings.
Conditions studied
Depression Disorders
About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether learning about well-being impacts the thoughts and feelings of romantic couples. The main question it aims to answer is: * Does gaining knowledge about well-being positively impact individuals and their romantic relationships? Participants will complete online surveys about their thoughts and feelings.
Interventions
- Device: well-being app — The HMP app is a meditation-based smartphone app designed to promote and protect psychological well-being through sustainable skills training. The program is grounded in constituents of psychological well-being identified in empirical literature. HMP provides core content, with instruction administered through a curriculum of guided practices. HMP has guided audio practices that address 4 constituents of well-being: awareness, connection, insight, and purpose.
- Behavioral: List of well-being resources — Participants will be given a list of resources that promote well-being.
Primary outcomes
- Change in Primary Participant-Rated Couples Satisfaction Index (CSI-16) (Baseline, Week 4, 3-Month Follow-Up, 1-Year Follow-Up, 2-Year Follow-Up)
- Change in Second-Person PHQ-9 Rating of Primary Participant (Baseline, Week 4, 3-Month Follow-Up, 1-Year Follow-Up, 2-Year Follow-Up)
Eligibility information
Study locations
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705 United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-11-15.