Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grant Program With Phoenix House of New York

Parenting Clinical Trial

— HMRF-CP  

Official title:

Program Evaluation of Connections, a Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Grant Funded Program.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03640546
• Other study ID #: 90FM0110-01-00
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: May 27, 2016
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: August 2018
• Source: Phoenix House Foundation, Inc.
• Contact: Genevieve Vaida, MPA
• Phone: 3475333684
• Email: gvaida[@]phoenixhouse.org
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to provide a process and outcome evaluation of the HMRF grant-funded Connections program. Phoenix Houses of New York, Inc. has been given a new grant to continue and refine its successful Connections program which equips single and coupled participants with significant substance use disorders (SUD) with the skills and knowledge needed to (1) create and/or sustain healthy relationships/marriages, (2) equip participants with the skills and knowledge to raise children in a functional and healthy environment, (3) improve their financial stability, job readiness and employability to improve economic self-sufficiency and responsibility, and (4) reduce relationship stress and strain on interactions between co-parents.

Description:

The process evaluation will focus on:

• Documenting project implementations and determining efficient replication methods for effective program components,

• Monitoring completion of overall program goals and objectives, and

• Allow for quality improvement during the five year grant cycle.

The outcome evaluation which focuses on participant level impact will ask the following:

• Does participation in evidence-based relationship education improve healthy relationship skills for single or coupled enrollees?

• Does participation in partner education and support classes improve co-parenting relationship?

• Do participants have better attitudes toward their ability to manage money (i.e. savings, paying bills) after workshops in financial literacy and other money management services?

• Do participants have improved attitudes on their own employability after workshops targeted at job readiness?

• Does participation in job readiness preparation translate into improved employment prospects or readiness factors? (Readiness factors may include increased family assets and economic status.)

• Does participation in family care management sessions improve marriage/relationship, child and family well-being?

• Does participation in parenting education improve parenting skills and attitudes toward parenting? Does participation in parenting education improve commitment to parenting and children?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 3825
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult Phoenix House clients who are enrolled in Connections evidence-based interventions

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to provide informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Parenting
• Relationship, Family
• Substance Use

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Within My Reach/ Within Our Reach
Relationship education workshops

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Phoenix House - Hauppauge	Hauppauge	New York
United States	Phoenix House - Long Island City	Long Island City	New York
United States	Phoenix House - Ronkonkoma	Ronkonkoma	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Phoenix House Foundation, Inc.	New York University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Healthy Relationship Skills	Evidence-based curriculum scale. Questionnaire Items range on a scale from (1) Strongly Disagree to (5) Strongly Agree. Generally a higher response indicates a better outcome however some items are reverse-coded.	0 days, 30 days, and 90 days
Secondary	Change in co-parenting relationship and attitudes towards parenting	Parenting curriculum scale. Questionnaire Items range on a scale from (1) Strongly Disagree to (4) Strongly Agree. Generally a higher response indicates a better outcome however some items are reverse-coded.	0 days and 90 days
Secondary	Change in job readiness and attitudes towards employability	Vocational Scale. Questions are on a yes or no scale, with yes indicating a better response.	0 days and 90 days