Evaluation of AVANCE Fathers in Action/Padres Activos Fatherhood Program

Fathers Clinical Trial

— AVANCE  

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02855996
• Other study ID #: AVANCE
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 28, 2016
• Last updated: November 15, 2017
• Start date: August 2016
• Est. completion date: September 2017

Study information

• Verified date: November 2017
• Source: University of Texas at Austin
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) will be conducting the "local" evaluation of AVANCE's Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) fatherhood program. AVANCE is a non-profit organization that has served low-income families and children since its founding in 1973. AVANCE sites have been providing fatherhood services for some time, but the programming offered has varied across sites and no rigorous evaluation of the programs has been completed. Through a federally-funded Responsible Fatherhood grant, AVANCE aims to create one fatherhood curriculum to be used across their sites: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA).

The purpose of the study is to advance the field of knowledge in the area of fatherhood programing by providing rigorous evidence on the impact of a comprehensive fatherhood program on enhancing a father's ability to be involved with and parent his child, in addition to providing more information on the selective characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in fatherhood programs. The study will seek to answer the following research questions: (1) What are the demographic and relationship characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in the Fathers in Action/Padres Actívos (FA/PA) program, and how do these characteristics compare to the fathers associated with mothers and children in other AVANCE programs?; (2) Does the FA/PA program positively impact parenting and co-parenting, father engagement and involvement, and healthy relationship?; (3) Are the program impacts similar for low-income fathers across regions (Houston v. the Rio Grande Valley), race/ethnicity (African American v. Hispanic), and coresidential status (nonresident v. resident)?; and (4) What are the factors that enhance or impede the successful implementation of the FA/PA program?

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 94
• Est. completion date: September 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Fathers (biological, adoptive, or social) over 18 years of age

• Able to travel to program location to attend classes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 18 years of age

• Female

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fathers

Intervention

Other:
• Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program
The program focuses on increasing the father's role in the child's education, nurturing and bonding with the child, loving and respecting the child's mother, coaching the child, and serving as a role model. The program also includes employment coaching.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Texas at Austin

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of fathers reporting healthy father-child involvement and bond	Increase healthy father-child involvement and bond (connectedness) among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - often) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.	Six months
Primary	Number of fathers reporting healthy co-parenting relationship	Establish and maintain healthy co-parenting relationship among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - always) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.	Six months
Primary	Number of fathers reporting development of "self as father"	Strengthen the development of "self as father" among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Several items (anger and stress management, financial stability, personal development) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.	Six months