Clinical trial NCT04322058: Pathways to Fatherhood and Families: The Dads' Club
Official title: Pathways to Fatherhood and Families: The Dads' Club
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Fathers
Lead sponsor: California State University, San Marcos
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Department of Health and Human Services
First posted: 2020-03-26
Enrollment: 800
Sex: MALE
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Fathers or paternal caregivers of child(ren) age 0-18

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to identify changes in parenting, relationship, and financial responsibility outcomes among program participants and to identify processes through which the Dads' Club program affects performance outcomes.

Detailed description: The Dads' Club program services North County San Diego fathers or paternal caregivers to a child 0-18 years of age, speaking English or Spanish, and being willing to attend the program's core parenting workshop.

The program consists of Parenting and Healthy Relationship Education (10 Core 24/7 workshops covering- 15 hours of education), financial and economic mobility programming, comprehensive case management, and supplemental workshops utilizing the Within My Reach curriculum.

Four research questions will be evaluated:

1. What was the magnitude of change in parenting, relationship, and financial responsibility outcomes from program entrance to exit?
2. What was the magnitude of change in parenting, relationship, and financial responsibility outcomes from program entrance to six months post-exit?
3. How was program dose related to change in parenting, relationships, and financial responsibility from program entrance to six months post-exit?
4. How was program support utilization related to change in parenting, relationships, and financial responsibility outcomes from program entrance to exit?

Inclusion in the sample for research questions involving program exit require completion of 80% of the program, defined as completing 8 out of 10 Core 24/7 workshops and a matched pre and post on each question. Inclusion in the sample for research questions involving six month follow-up requires completion of at least 20% of the program, defined as completing two Core 24/7 workshops and a matched pre and post on each question.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Father or paternal caregiver of child age 0-18
* Speaks English or Spanish
* Willing to attend program workshops

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Primary outcomes:
measure: Last time saw Child 1
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Reached out Child 1
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Talk to Child 1
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Parenting Practices
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Buy Things Child 1
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Pay Bills
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Employment Status
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Income
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Conflict resolution
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: San Marcos
country: United States
facility: California State University San Marcos
state: California
Study officials:
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