NCT02787460

Brief Summary

The University of Florida offers relationship education programs named ELEVATE, for couples, and Smart Steps, for couples in stepfamilies, in Citrus, Duval, Manatee, Palm Beach, and Santa Rosa counties. Each workshop comprises 4 2.5-hour long sessions. The STREAMS evaluation will examine whether text messages informed by behavioral insight theory can improve couples' attendance at relationship skills education group sessions, and if so, which kinds of messages are most effective

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,904

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2017

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 26, 2016

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 1, 2016

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2017

Completed
3.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

February 2, 2021

Status Verified

January 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

3.2 years

First QC Date

May 26, 2016

Last Update Submit

January 28, 2021

Conditions

Family RelationsMarriage

Keywords

ParentingFamily RelationsMarriageRelationships

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Attendance at programming session

    Whether couple attends all 4 group programming sessions

    Within 1 month of baseline

Study Arms (2)

Behavioral Text Messages

EXPERIMENTAL

Couples assigned to a treatment group will receive weekly behavioral theory-based messages encouraging them to attend the sessions.

Behavioral: Behavioral Text Messages

Simple Reminder Text Messages

NO INTERVENTION

Couples in the control group will receive "simple" reminder text messages that include the date, time, and location of their next group session

Interventions

Behavioral Text MessagesBEHAVIORAL
Behavioral Text Messages

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Couple
  • Both partners consent to receive text messages

You may not qualify if:

  • Single Adults
  • Either Partner or both do not consent to receive text messages

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, 32611, United States

Location

Study Officials

  • Diane Paulsell

    Mathematica Policy Research

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 26, 2016

First Posted

June 1, 2016

Study Start

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion

April 1, 2020

Study Completion

April 1, 2020

Last Updated

February 2, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)