Clinical trial NCT05256992: TYRO Champion Dads Project Study
Official title: Impact Evaluation of the TYRO Champion Dads Project in Dallas, Texas
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Fathers
Lead sponsor: Midwest Evaluation & Research
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Anthem Strong Families
First posted: 2022-02-25
Enrollment: 683
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Standard services delivered as primary services to participants in both study groups under a shared condition are: 20 hours of TYRO Dads curricula and 6 hours of Core Communication curricula. Optional services available to both study groups by selecting 1-3 hours of coursework from menu of courses that address a variety of needs.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This impact evaluation aims to determine if the addition of 10 hours of domestic violence prevention programming is effective at improving outcomes among those program participants who are randomly assigned to the treatment group. Both study groups will receive standard TYRO Champion Dads services (the TYRO Dads and TYRO Core Communication evidence-based curricula, plus support services), but only the treatment group will be offered the additional Ray of Hope curriculum hours focused on mitigating risk factors related to domestic violence.

Detailed description: Anthem Strong Families (ASF) is reviewing the Ray of Hope curriculum as a possible addition to standard TCD services to better meet the needs of populations that may have unmet needs to address domestic violence in their families. The Ray of Hope curriculum is designed to help participants develop communication and conflict management skills like Core Communication but is a more robust approach since it adds a sharp focus on the dynamics of domestic violence and related risk factors.

The impact of the addition of the Ray of Hope curriculum will be assessed by comparing outcomes for participants who receive standard TYRO Champion Dads (TCD) services, which includes the TYRO curriculum plus support services, and participants who receive both standard services plus 10 Ray of Hope curriculum hours.

Goal 1: determine if treatment group participants who receive enhanced TCD services report healthier parenting attitudes compared to control group participants who receive only standard TCD services 6 months after TCD enrollment.

Goal 2: determine if treatment group participants who receive enhanced TCD services report healthier partner relationship behavior compared to control group participants who receive only standard TCD services 6 months after TCD enrollment.

Goal 3: determine if treatment group participants who receive enhanced TCD services report healthier parenting behavior compared to control group participants who receive only standard TCD services 6 months after TCD enrollment.

Goal 4: determine if treatment group participants who receive enhanced TCD services report healthier co-parenting behavior compared to control group participants who receive only standard TCD services 6 months after TCD enrollment.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult (age 18 and older)
* Father (children must be no more than 24 years of age)
* must have no open criminal cases (can be deferred)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Minor (under the age of 18)
* Not a father
* Has an open criminal case

Primary outcomes:
measure: Primary Outcome Measures 1: healthy parenting behavior
timeFrame: change from baseline to 6-months after enrollment
measure: Primary Outcome Measures 2: healthy parenting behavior
timeFrame: change from baseline to 6-months after enrollment
measure: Primary Outcome Measure 3: healthy co-parenting behavior
timeFrame: change from baseline to 6-months after enrollment
measure: Primary Outcome Measures 4: healthy partner relationship behavior
timeFrame: change from baseline to 6-months after enrollment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Secondary Outcome Measure 1: healthy parenting attitudes
timeFrame: change from baseline to 6-months after enrollment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Dallas
country: United States
facility: Anthem Strong Families
state: Texas
Study officials:
affiliation: Midwest Evaluation & Research
name: Matt D Shepherd, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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