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Can a 12-Week group program help people with mental illness find love?
NCT ID NCT07316803
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 12-session group program called 'Better Together' for young adults with severe mental illness (like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression) who are single and want to improve their romantic relationships. The program teaches communication, emotional regulation, and social skills. Researchers will measure changes in relationship skills, quality of life, loneliness, and self-esteem before, after, and three months following the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Better Together group intervention (behavioral therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical, low-cost way to help people with severe mental illness build healthier romantic relationships and reduce loneliness.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study with only 20 participants, no control group, and no blinding, so results may not be generalizable. The program may not lead to lasting improvements.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 years and older * Diagnosis of a severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder) * Currently single * Motivated to improve romantic and social relationships and to pursue a romantic relationship * Received mental health care within the past two years * Able and willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to speak or read French * Currently receiving acute or crisis-level psychiatric care * Unable to comply with study procedures or group rules (e.g., maintaining sobriety during sessions)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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HDJ (Hôpital de Jour)
RECRUITINGÉpinay-sur-Seine, Île-de-France Region, 93800, France
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L'UNIRRE (Unité Référente de Réhabilitation)
RECRUITINGNeuilly-sur-Marne, Île-de-France Region, 93330, France
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