Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT07096271?

Participants must meet protocol criteria for Emotion Regulation. Confirm exact inclusion and exclusion requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT07096271 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-10-15

Get Better Together: Relationship Education For Military Couples (NCT07096271)

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This study is testing a program called Get Better Together, a relationship education program designed to help military couples effectively navigate life stressors as a team. The goal is to find out if attending Get Better Together improves mental health and relationship skills, and reduces problems like alcohol misuse, aggression, and suicide risk. Couples who join the study will be randomly placed into one of two groups. One group will attend Get Better Together at a weekend retreat. The other group will continue their usual activities and later receive access to an online relationship education program. All participants will complete surveys before the retreat and again 2, 4, and 6 months later.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (4 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (4 items).

Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences — Bethesda, Maryland

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Couple is in a committed romantic relationship of at least six months
At least one partner is a military Service member on active duty
Both partners are age 18 or older
Couple has not previously attended a relationship enrichment retreat or workshop together (e.g., CREDO, Strong Bonds, BSRT). This does not include couples therapy or pre-marital counseling.

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria:
One or both partners decline to provide informed consent
Required command endorsement for retreat attendance is not received (for Service members E-6 and below)
Couple is unable or unwilling to attend any of the scheduled retreats during the study period

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences — Bethesda, Maryland

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗