Clinical trial NCT03029221: Local Evaluation of Real Relationships
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Family Relationships
Parent-Child Relationships
Lead sponsor: Children's Aid Society in Clearfield County
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: By The Numbers Data Analysis & Statistical Solutions
First posted: 2017-01-24
Enrollment: 1119
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Adults who participate in Children's Aid Society's Real Relationships program who live in the coimmunity

Brief summary: This project evaluates Real Relationships, a program provided by the Children's Aid Society (CAS) in Clearfield County, and funded through the DHHS Healthy Marriage (and Responsible Fatherhood) program. Research questions focus on recruitment and retention of participants, and short- and long-term participant outcomes associated with different formats for offering the program.

Detailed description: Only adult participants living in the community are included in the local evaluation. Three research questions are examined in detail by the local evaluation. First, what recruitment strategies are most effective in the rural service area of Real Relationships? The answers to this research question will increase the CAS's and the funder's understanding of recruitment in rural areas. Secondly, what are barriers to Real Relationships class/workshop attendance for adults who enrolled but did not participate in any workshops? Again, answers to this research question will increase CAS's and the funder's understanding of barriers to retention (from the point of entry into the program to when participation begins), particularly in rural areas. A better understanding of barriers at this point of the enrollment process can be used to develop programming that helps to avoid these barriers, and the development of programming aimed at reaching populations that have been missed due to specific barriers. Third, how do short- and long-term outcomes for participants who complete their Real Relationships class/workshop differ by the format of the class/workshop format (i.e., weekend workshop, multi-week classes)? The answers to this research question will increase CAS's and the funder's understanding of programming in this field by adding to the knowledge base regarding the most effective formats for achieving the outcomes relevant to the goals of Real Relationships. Results will also speak to the importance of other activities, such as case management and parenting classes, for achieving desired outcomes.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* living in the community

Exclusion Criteria:

* living in an institution

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from Baseline in Work on Serious Disagreement at Post-Survey
timeFrame: Pre-Survey and Post-Survey, which would range from 30 days to 10 weeks
measure: Change from Post-Survey in Work on Serious Disagreement at Follow-up Survey
timeFrame: Post-Survey and Follow-up Survey, up to 4 months
measure: Change from Baseline in Spending Time with Child at Post-Survey
timeFrame: Pre-Survey and Post-Survey, which would range from 30 days to 10 weeks
measure: Change from Post-Survey in Spending Time with Child at Follow-up
timeFrame: Post-Survey and Follow-up Survey, up to 4 months
measure: Change from Baseline in Use of Written Budget at Post-Survey
timeFrame: Pre-Survey and Post-Survey, which would range from 30 days to 10 weeks
measure: Change from Post-Survey in Use of Written Budget at Follow-up Survey
timeFrame: Post-Survey and Follow-up Survey, up to 4 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Clearfield
country: United States
facility: Children's Aid Society in Clearfield County
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: Children's Aid Society in Clearfield County
name: Bonnie Floro
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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