Enhancing Father's Ability to Support Their Preschool Child

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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Enhancing Father's Ability to Support Their Preschool Child

Conditions
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Fathers, Parenting, High-risk, Child Maltreatment, Prevention

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Fathers Supporting Success in preschoolers


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

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


Arms and Interventions

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

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parenting Behavior Checklist | Reporting change in parenting behavior from baseline to immediately after intervention | post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) | 
| Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory | 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 | Reporting change in paternal depression from baseline to immediately after intervention | post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) | 
| Parent Cognition Scale | 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 | 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 | 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 ) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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fathers, parenting, high-risk, child maltreatment, prevention