Money talks: study tests if financial coaching boosts relationship success
NCT ID NCT05359185
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding career coaching and financial planning to standard relationship education helps couples more than relationship classes alone. 344 couples were randomly assigned to one of two groups and tracked for a year. Researchers measured relationship satisfaction, communication, income, and financial strain to see if the extra services made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- relationship education, career coaching, financial planning
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that adding financial and career support to relationship classes helps couples build stronger relationships and better economic stability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed behavioral study, not a medical trial. Results may not apply to all couples, and improvements may be modest or short-term.
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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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666 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * couples involved in a romantic relationship Exclusion Criteria: * current domestic violence or child maltreatment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Parenting Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76107, United States
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