Schema couples therapy for treating difficult couple dynamics

Schema couples therapy for treating difficult couple dynamics - ST-C

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033977

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-04

Start date

2024-03-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

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Conditions

Couple problems

Interventions

Group 1: Arm 1: Schema therapy couples therapy (12 sessions of 60 minutes each at two-week intervals) Group 2: Arm 2: multiple baseline design, whereby the therapy group is its own control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Minimum relationship length for 2 years; unfavorable, established pattern of disputes in the partnership; serious interest in changing the pattern of disputes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: acute relationship crisis due to a specific issue (e.g. affair); current individual or couples therapy treatment; already in the separation phase; physical violence in the relationship; Disorders: Alcohol or drug addiction, schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subjective relationship satisfaction and psychopathology measured with a visual analog scale and validated questionnaires (DAS, SMI, BSI, YSQ)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlexander Noyon

Hochschule Mannheim

a.noyon@hs-mannheim.de+49 621 2922604

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026