A Comparison of Parenting Education Approaches for Adolescent Fathers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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.

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

Conditions
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Adolescent, Parenting

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Parenting Education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 21 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: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Using a block randomization generator, participants will be randomized into either in-person or on-line parenting education that will take place over a two week period of time.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: In-person parenting education<br>Participants will complete two six-hour in-person parenting education sessions on two consecutive Saturdays | Behavioral: Parenting Education<br>* 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<br>|
| Active Comparator: On-line parenting education<br>Participants will complete on-line parenting education at the times and locations of their choice over a two-week period. | Behavioral: Parenting Education<br>* 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<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Feasibility Measure 1 | Did recruitment numbers meet goals | 12 months | 
| Feasibility Measure 2 | Attrition rate of participants | 12 months | 
| Feasibility Measure 3 | Percent of data missing from data collection tools | 12 months | 
| Acceptability Survey Measure 1 (Likert Scale) | Acceptability of learning content to participants | 12 months | 
| Acceptability Survey Measure 2 (Likert Scale) | Acceptability of time burden to participants | 12 months | 
| Acceptability Survey Measure 3 (Likert Scale) | 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)? | 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)? | Does either in-person or on-line parenting education impact the participation in parenting activities of adolescent fathers? | 12 months |