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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03021226
Evaluation of the Brothers United Fatherhood Program
An Impact Evaluation of the Brothers United Fatherhood Program, a Community-Based Responsible Fatherhood Initiative
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
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed 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:
- Improved healthy relationship and marriage skills.
- Improved co-parenting skills
- Increased frequency of father/child engagement
- Increased financial responsibility of fathers
- Progress toward a greater economic stability, including skill attainment and employment.
- 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?
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Ohio
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Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43604
- Pathway, Inc.
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants must be parents between the ages of 20 to 24.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants cannot be younger than 20 years of age.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Group I: Adults
Participants in Group I will be adults ages 20 to 24 years of age, 50 hours of instruction provided over a six-week period, and address three major topic areas: Fatherhood Development, Relationship Enhancement, and Financial Literacy/Work.
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Fatherhood Development is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through a skill-based education intervention.
Relationship Enhancement is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through a skill-based education intervention.
Relationship Enhancement is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through skill-based education intervention.
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No Intervention: Group II: No Intervention: Adults
Participants in Group II will be adults ages 20 to 24 years of age who do not receive any hours of intervention.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Fatherhood Development measured with a Questionnaire
Time Frame: At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
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Fatherhood Development - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before intervention to immediately after intervention, and at 1 year after completion.
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At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Relationship Enhancement measured with a Questionnaire
Time Frame: At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
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Relationship Enhancement - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before intervention to immediately after intervention, and at 1 year after completion.
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At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
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Financial Literacy/Work Skills measured with a Questionnaire
Time Frame: At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
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Financial Literacy/Work Skills - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before intervention to immediately after intervention, and at 1 year after completion.
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At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Michael Young, PHD, Center for Evidence-Based Programming
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Other Study ID Numbers
- 90FK087-01-01
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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