Evaluation of the Brothers United Fatherhood Program

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Impact Evaluation of the Brothers United Fatherhood Program, a Community-Based Responsible Fatherhood Initiative

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03021226
• Other study ID #: 90FK087-01-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: April 27, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Economic Opportunity Planning Association dba Pathway, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Brothers United Fatherhood Program (BUFP) will be conducting an evaluation that builds on literature and existing research from the healthy marriage/responsible fatherhood initiatives developed by ACF over the last 10 years, in particular the Supporting Healthy Marriage Program initiative that established a randomized clinical trial. The Brothers United Fatherhood Program will provide important data to expand the area of fatherhood development with the target population. This program is funded through an initiative of the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA).

The study is intended to measure if the identified interventions improve the well-being and relationship between targeted participants and their families. The study intends to focus on the following outcomes:

• Demonstrate increased intake & knowledge of systems that help fathers

• Improvement in knowledge of employment & learn new opportunities for economic mobility

• Improvement communication & empathy skills towards partner

• Increase in understanding of healthy marriage & its value to fathers

• Demonstrate an understanding of financial planning

• Demonstrate improved conflict resolution, behavior patterns, including those leading to domestic violence

• Increase in reports of improved adult & child relationships

• Demonstrate an increase job readiness skills such as employment preparedness & career direction

Description:

Do those who participate in the program result in more positive self-reported attitudes and behaviors than the control group relative to the following:

1. Improved healthy relationship and marriage skills.

2. Improved co-parenting skills

3. Increased frequency of father/child engagement

4. Increased financial responsibility of fathers

5. Progress toward a greater economic stability, including skill attainment and employment.

6. Reduce recidivism?

This reflects intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis where all participants who are enrolled and randomly assigned to treatment are included in the analysis regardless of their adherence with the entry criteria, regardless of subsequent withdrawal from treatment or deviation from the protocol. This will preserve the pragmatic balance generated by the original random treatment allocation.

Also, "per protocol analysis" will be conducted to evaluate if full project participation results in more positive self-reported attitudes and behaviors than the control group participants.

What personal characteristics and other external factors are related to achieving successful outcomes in the program?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 319
• Est. completion date: April 27, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: April 27, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 24 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be parents between the ages of 20 to 24.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants cannot be younger than 20 years of age.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Fatherhood Development
Fatherhood Development is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through a skill-based education intervention.
• Relationship Enhancement
Relationship Enhancement is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through a skill-based education intervention.
• Financial Literacy
Relationship Enhancement is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through skill-based education intervention.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Pathway, Inc.	Toledo	Ohio

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Economic Opportunity Planning Association dba Pathway, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fatherhood Development measured with a Questionnaire	Fatherhood Development - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before intervention to immediately after intervention, and at 1 year after completion.	At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
Secondary	Relationship Enhancement measured with a Questionnaire	Relationship Enhancement - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before intervention to immediately after intervention, and at 1 year after completion.	At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
Secondary	Financial Literacy/Work Skills measured with a Questionnaire	Financial Literacy/Work Skills - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before intervention to immediately after intervention, and at 1 year after completion.	At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.