Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry & Mobility (ReFORM)

April 29, 2021 updated by: Mountain Comprehensive Care Center
The purpose of this study is to determine differences among incarcerated or recently incarcerated fathers who receive targeted services and those who do not.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Individuals with a criminal justice background (either incarcerated or on community supervision) and substance use issues will have the opportunity to enroll in services provided by the Mountain Comprehensive Care Center to focus on enhancing fatherhood and family situations.

The primary research questions focus on gauging the intervention's effectiveness in improving healthy relationship and responsible fatherhood outcomes. The intervention has several components targeting parenting skills, job training, relationship education, and case management/reentry support. Primary research questions include:

  1. Compared to the counterfactual condition, what is the impact of the intervention on parenting and co-parenting skills/behaviors, as measured by parental role satisfaction and confidence in parenting skills six months after release from incarceration?
  2. Compared to the counterfactual condition, what is the impact of the intervention on the likelihood that the participant will be employed six months after release from incarceration?
  3. Compared to the counterfactual condition, what is the impact of the intervention on the likelihood that the participant will be in a relationship six months after release from incarceration?

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

401

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
    • Kentucky
      • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40508
        • University of Kentucky

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

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male inmates at specific eastern Kentucky jail sites who are at least 18 years of age and not previously screened for the study
  • Participants for the local evaluation will be identified as eligible fathers who have been tried and convicted as an adult; within 3 to 9 months of release; are low-income; and may be an expectant father, a biological father, an adoptive father or a stepfather or who a person who is acknowledged as a father figure (e.g., grandfather) of a dependent child or young adult child up to 24 years of age, and interested in participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N/A

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MCCC Treatment
Participants in this condition received newly-supported reentry services to enhance fatherhood and parenting for individuals with substance use issues. These services focus on responsible parenting, economic stability and mobility, and healthy marriage and relationships.
Behavioral: MCCC treatment
Participants in this condition received newly-supported reentry services to enhance fatherhood and parenting for individuals with substance use issues. These services focus on responsible parenting, economic stability and mobility, and healthy marriage and relationships.
No Intervention: MCCC Comparison
Participants in this condition did not receive reentry services related to responsible parenting, economic stability and mobility, or healthy marriage and relationships.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Parental Role Satisfaction
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
A scale calculated by summing three times measuring happiness, closeness, and comforting interactions with the child. Total score range is 3-12, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.
6-month follow-up
Number of Participants Employed
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
The outcome is a dichotomous indicator of whether the participant currently has a job.
6-month follow-up
Number of Participants in a Relationship
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
The outcome measure is a dichotomous indicator of whether the participant is currently in a relationship.
6-month follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Recent In-person Contact With Child(Ren)
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
The measure is a dichotomous indicator of whether the participant has seen their child in person during the past month.
6-month follow-up
Number of Participants With Recent Other Contact With Child(Ren)
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
The measure is a dichotomous indicator of whether the participant has spoken with their child on the phone or sent their child letters within the past month.
6-month follow-up
Number of Participants That Participated in an Education or Job Training Program in the Past 30 Days
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
The measure is a dichotomous indicator of whether the participant has participated in education or job training programs within the past month.
6-month follow-up
Partner Conflict Resolution
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
The measure is a Likert-type (very/somewhat/not at all satisfied) response to whether the participant is satisfied with the way that they and their partner/spouse handle conflict. Total scores range 1-3, with higher scores indicating a greater level of satisfaction.
6-month follow-up
Mental Health Distress
Time Frame: 6-month follow-up
The outcome measure is a scale calculated from six items measuring symptoms of anxiety and depression experienced in the past month. Total scores range from 6-30,w with higher scores indicating more frequent experience with symptoms (i.e., greater distress).
6-month follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Mountain Comprehensive Care Center

Collaborators

University of Kentucky

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 (Actual)

July 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

May 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 4, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

August 10, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 30, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 29, 2021

Last Verified

April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 90FO0007-01-00

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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