Adolescent, Parenting Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Randomized Feasibility and Acceptability Study Comparing In-person to On-line Parenting Education for Adolescent Fathers
| Verified date | November 2020 |
| Source | University of Missouri, Kansas City |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | |
| Study type | Interventional |
This feasibility and acceptability study will compare in-person to web-based parenting education for adolescent fathers on the outcomes of parenting confidence and participation in parenting activities.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 10 |
| Est. completion date | September 15, 2020 |
| Est. primary completion date | September 15, 2020 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | Male |
| Age group | 15 Years to 21 Years |
| Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - age 15 to 21, - be able to read and understand English (as determined by having the individual read a brief, eighth grade reading level paragraph), - able to begin the intervention within six weeks of their infant's birth, - be able to participate in an intervention over two weeks, requiring approximately a 12-hour time commitment: either in-person on two Saturdays for six hours each, or a self-paced content of videos and resource materials over two weeks, - own or have access to a device with internet access and - have a working e-mail address. Exclusion Criteria: - Any condition that might prevent the father's infant from reaching normal developmental milestones will participation, including congenital malformations or prematurity requiring prolonged/ ongoing infant hospitalization. |
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center | Anchorage | Alaska |
| United States | Providence Alaska Medical Center | Anchorage | Alaska |
| United States | Providence Family Medicine Clinic | Anchorage | Alaska |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| University of Missouri, Kansas City |
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| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Feasibility Measure 1 | Did recruitment numbers meet goals | 12 months | |
| Primary | Feasibility Measure 2 | Attrition rate of participants | 12 months | |
| Primary | Feasibility Measure 3 | Percent of data missing from data collection tools | 12 months | |
| Primary | Acceptability Survey Measure 1 (Likert Scale) | Acceptability of learning content to participants | 12 months | |
| Primary | Acceptability Survey Measure 2 (Likert Scale) | Acceptability of time burden to participants | 12 months | |
| Primary | Acceptability Survey Measure 3 (Likert Scale) | Acceptability of learning method to participants | 12 months | |
| Secondary | What is the difference between in-person education as compared to on-line parenting education on parental self-efficacy of adolescent fathers as measured by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)? | Does providing parenting education to adolescent fathers, either in-person or on-line, change their levels of parenting self-efficacy | 12 months | |
| Secondary | What is the difference between in-person parenting education as compared to on-line parenting education on participation in parenting activities of adolescent fathers as measured by the Child Care Activities Scale (CCAS)? | Does either in-person or on-line parenting education impact the participation in parenting activities of adolescent fathers? | 12 months |