Clinical trial NCT06907719: Strong Fathers, Stronger Families Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation
Official title: Strong Fathers, Stronger Families Program Evaluation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Fathers
Lead sponsor: Midwest Evaluation & Research
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Seedco: Strong Fathers, Stronger Families
First posted: 2025-04-02
Enrollment: 944
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The purpose of this descriptive study is to explore whether there is an association between participation in the Strong Fathers, Stronger Families program and improvements in outcomes related to parenting, co-parenting, and economic stability. Participants are surveyed at program entry and program exit, and changes in participant attitudes are assessed over time.

Detailed description: This study is a descriptive evaluation of the Strong Fathers, Stronger Families program offered to fathers in the Memphis metropolitan area. Program participants are informed about the study and asked to provide consent to participate in the evaluation of the ten-week program. Consenting participants complete surveys at program enrollment and program exit, and survey data is used to determine if program participation is associated with short-term changes in attitudes and behaviors among participants. Changes in parenting, co-parenting, and economic stability outcomes are assessed by comparing survey answers before and after participating in 40 hours of the Blueprint and 24/7 Dad curricula.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult (age 18 and older)
* With children ages 0-24
* Father/father figure
* Reside in Memphis metropolitan area

Exclusion Criteria:

* Minor (under the age of 18)
* Not a father/father figure
* Children older than 24 years old
* Reside outside of Memphis metropolitan area

Primary outcomes:
measure: 1) Healthy parenting behaviors measurement #1
timeFrame: change from baseline in parenting behaviors (interactions with child) from enrollment to program exit (10 weeks).
measure: 2) Healthy parenting behaviors measurement #2
timeFrame: change from baseline in parenting behaviors (interactions with child) from enrollment to program exit (10 weeks).
measure: 3) Healthy parenting behaviors measurement #3
timeFrame: change from baseline in parenting behaviors (reaching out to child) from enrollment to program exit (10 weeks).
measure: 4) Healthy co-parenting behaviors measurement #1
timeFrame: change from baseline in co-parenting behaviors (interactions with co-parent) from enrollment to program exit (10 weeks).
measure: 5) Economic stability measurement #1
timeFrame: change from baseline in economic stability from enrollment to program exit (10 weeks).
measure: 6) Economic stability measurement #2
timeFrame: change from baseline in economic stability from enrollment to program exit (10 weeks).
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: Seedco-Midsouth
state: Tennessee
Study officials:
affiliation: Midwest Evaluation and Research
name: Matt D Shepherd, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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