A Comparison of Parenting Education Approaches for Adolescent Fathers

November 2, 2020 updated by: Rita Sue Lasiter, University of Missouri, Kansas City

A Randomized Feasibility and Acceptability Study Comparing In-person to On-line Parenting Education for Adolescent Fathers

This feasibility and acceptability study will compare in-person to web-based parenting education for adolescent fathers on the outcomes of parenting confidence and participation in parenting activities.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a randomized feasibility and acceptability study using a block generator for randomization of participants aged 15 to 21 into either in-person parenting education or on-line parenting. Outcome measures include parenting self-efficacy and participation in daily parenting activities. Participants will take part in approximately twelve hours of parenting education, whether in-person or on-line. Recruitment flyers will be placed in two primary care clinics and a large regional hospital's Labor & Delivery and Postpartum (Mother-Baby) Units. Participants will seek out the opportunity to participate by calling the phone number or sending an e-mail to the investigators to learn more about the study and their potential participation. If participants meet eligibility criteria and elect to participate, baseline measurements will be completed after enrollment, with follow-up measures at one month and two months.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

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
    • Alaska
      • Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508
        • Providence Alaska Medical Center
      • Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99503
        • Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
      • Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508
        • Providence Family Medicine Clinic

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

15 years to 21 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 15 to 21,
  • be able to read and understand English (as determined by having the individual read a brief, eighth grade reading level paragraph),
  • able to begin the intervention within six weeks of their infant's birth,
  • be able to participate in an intervention over two weeks, requiring approximately a 12-hour time commitment: either in-person on two Saturdays for six hours each, or a self-paced content of videos and resource materials over two weeks,
  • own or have access to a device with internet access and
  • have a working e-mail address.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any condition that might prevent the father's infant from reaching normal developmental milestones will participation, including congenital malformations or prematurity requiring prolonged/ ongoing infant hospitalization.

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: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: In-person parenting education
Participants will complete two six-hour in-person parenting education sessions on two consecutive Saturdays
Behavioral: Parenting Education
Parenting education such as positive parenting interactions with their child, knowledge of developmental milestones and interactions with the child to support that development, as well as co-parenting skills will be provided either in-person or on-line to adolescent fathers
Active Comparator: On-line parenting education
Participants will complete on-line parenting education at the times and locations of their choice over a two-week period.
Behavioral: Parenting Education
Parenting education such as positive parenting interactions with their child, knowledge of developmental milestones and interactions with the child to support that development, as well as co-parenting skills will be provided either in-person or on-line to adolescent fathers

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility Measure 1
Time Frame: 12 months
Did recruitment numbers meet goals
12 months
Feasibility Measure 2
Time Frame: 12 months
Attrition rate of participants
12 months
Feasibility Measure 3
Time Frame: 12 months
Percent of data missing from data collection tools
12 months
Acceptability Survey Measure 1 (Likert Scale)
Time Frame: 12 months
Acceptability of learning content to participants
12 months
Acceptability Survey Measure 2 (Likert Scale)
Time Frame: 12 months
Acceptability of time burden to participants
12 months
Acceptability Survey Measure 3 (Likert Scale)
Time Frame: 12 months
Acceptability of learning method to participants
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
What is the difference between in-person education as compared to on-line parenting education on parental self-efficacy of adolescent fathers as measured by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)?
Time Frame: 12 months
Does providing parenting education to adolescent fathers, either in-person or on-line, change their levels of parenting self-efficacy
12 months
What is the difference between in-person parenting education as compared to on-line parenting education on participation in parenting activities of adolescent fathers as measured by the Child Care Activities Scale (CCAS)?
Time Frame: 12 months
Does either in-person or on-line parenting education impact the participation in parenting activities of adolescent fathers?
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 15, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 15, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

September 15, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 16, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

April 19, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 4, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2019000019

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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