Clinical trial NCT05244421: SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE Program Evaluation
Official title: SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Fathers
Lead sponsor: Midwest Evaluation & Research
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) San Diego Dads Corps
First posted: 2022-02-17
Enrollment: 1283
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of the SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes around parenting, co-parenting, employment, job readiness, and financial stability improve for participants after completing the SAY SDDC FIRE program.

Detailed description: After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in an eight-week program that collects data at enrollment, at the end of the program, and 12 months following the program. Research questions in this study are framed by a descriptive evaluation design to assess whether outcomes improve for low-income fathers who participate in the SAY SDDC FIRE program. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and after participants complete core curricula - 24/7 Dads, Healthy Relationships, and Economic Stability workshops (pre to post). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behaviors improved for healthy family relationships (parent, co-parent, and partner) and economic stability (financial, employment). Secondary outcome measures will indicate whether improvements were made in the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy partner relationships and financial stability.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult (age 18 and older)
* Father/father figure
* Has a child under the age of 24
* Reside in the San Diego, CA area

Exclusion Criteria:

* Minor (under the age of 18)
* Not a father/father figure
* Fathers with children over the age of 24
* Reside outside of San Diego, CA area

Primary outcomes:
measure: Healthy parenting behavior measurement #1
timeFrame: : Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment
measure: Healthy parenting behavior measurement #2
timeFrame: Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment
measure: Healthy parenting behavior measurement #3
timeFrame: Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment
measure: Healthy co-parenting behavior measurement #1
timeFrame: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior at 12 months from enrollment
measure: Healthy financial behavior measurement #1
timeFrame: Change from baseline in father financial behavior at 12 months from enrollment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Healthy parenting attitudes measurement #1
timeFrame: Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) from baseline to immediately after program completion.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Social Advocates for Youth (SAY San Diego
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: Midwest Evaluation & Research
name: Matt D Shepherd, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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