The effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy on marital satisfaction, marital burnout, and emotional balance in couples.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250703066343N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-21

Start date

2025-09-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Marital conflicts. Problems in relationship with spouse or partner

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Experimental group intervention: 8 90-minute sessions of emotion-focused couple therapy (EFCT) based on the Johnson protocol focusing on identifying dysfunctional i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: At least 1 year of cohabitation High conflict score on the Marital Conflict Index (MCI) questionnaire informed consent Age range 20 to 50 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe psychiatric disorders Substance abuse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Marital satisfaction. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Marital boredom. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Marital Conflict Questionnaire.;Emotional balance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Emotional Balance Questionnaire (EABQ).	—

Measure

Time frame

Marital boredom. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Marital Conflict Questionnaire.;Emotional balance. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Emotional Balance Questionnaire (EABQ).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmin Zamiri

Islamic Azad University

info@iauahvaz.ac.ir+98 61 3334 8420

Outcome results

None listed

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