Can teaching couples about money change who calls the shots on having kids?
NCT ID NCT07734961
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a six-session financial literacy and gender-equality program for married couples in rural India can change how women and men think about reproductive decision-making for younger generations. Researchers ask participants who should have the main say in whether and when a newly married couple has children — for couples in the community, for their own daughters, and for their own sons. The goal is to see if the program promotes more consistent support for women's reproductive autonomy, especially toward daughters-in-law.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a couples-based financial literacy and gender-transformative program called 'Let Us Grow Together: Economic Wellbeing for Families'
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward ways to promote women's reproductive autonomy across generations in communities with strong family hierarchies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a sub-study measuring beliefs, not health outcomes; results may not change actual decision-making or reduce harm. The intervention is brief and community-based, so effects may be small or fade over time.
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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 2,276 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 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 to 49 years
- 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: * married and co-habiting husband-wife pairs; * women aged 18-49 and men aged 18 and older; * primary residence in a study cluster in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, or Rajasthan; * completion of at least primary schooling (4th grade); * both partners provide written informed consent and agree to participate in six sessions, baseline and endline surveys, and SMS follow-ups; * both partners understand the local language used in sessions; * no plans for relocation or prolonged absence before endline. Exclusion Criteria: * either partner under 18 years; * refusal of consent or unwillingness to participate by either partner; * serious physical or mental condition preventing safe active participation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maharashtra; Rajasthan; Andhra Pradesh
Pune, India
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