Can a counseling program heal emotional divorce? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07652411
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured marital adjustment program can help emotionally divorced wives feel more connected to their husbands. The program includes educational sessions on communication, coping, and problem-solving. Researchers will measure emotional divorce levels before and after the program in 320 married women in Egypt.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- marital counseling program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical way for couples to improve emotional closeness and reduce feelings of emotional divorce.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The program's success depends on each couple's unique situation.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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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Inclusion criteria: * Free from any medical and psychological disorders. * couples are committed to staying in one house despite emotional divorce or not. * wives married for 2 years, the family had children who were both spouses and not children of either spouse. Exclusion criteria: * Age ≤ (18 or ≥ 55) years. * Illegal marriage.
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