Enhancing Father's Ability to Support Their Preschool Child

March 25, 2019 updated by: Poline Papoulis, Queens College, The City University of New York
This study focuses on the development of the Fathers Supporting Success in Preschoolers (FSSP) Program, which combines evidence-based parenting interventions with Dialogic Reading to engage fathers in and improve parenting and child behavior.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

125

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Flushing, New York, United States, 11367
        • Queens College

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male Guardian
  • Child enrolled in partnering Head Start site

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mental Health issues that prohibit involvement in group-based prevention study (e.g., psychosis)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Wait-List Group
Experimental: Parenting Group
Experimental Condition. Group-based, 8 weekly sessions/2 hours per week.
Behavioral: Fathers Supporting Success in preschoolers
Group-based, 8 weekly session for 2.0 hours/week.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Parenting Behavior Checklist
Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Reporting change in parenting behavior from baseline to immediately after intervention
post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Reporting change in child behavior from baseline to immediately after intervention
post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Reporting change in paternal depression from baseline to immediately after intervention
post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Parent Cognition Scale
Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Measurement of parents cognitions regarding children behavior. reporting change in parental cognitions from baseline to immediatley after intervention
post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Preschool Language Scales
Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Assessment of child langauge skills. reporting changes in children's language from baseline to immediatley after intervention
post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Developing Skills Checklist
Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )
Assessment of early literacy skills. Reporting changes in children's literacy skills from baseline to immediately after treatment
post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Queens College, The City University of New York

Collaborators

State University of New York at Buffalo

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anil Chacko, PhD, Queens College, CUNY

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 23, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 15, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 27, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2019

Last Verified

March 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1U01CE001653 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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