Evaluation of AVANCE Fathers in Action/Padres Activos Fatherhood Program

NCT02855996 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: AVANCE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 94
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) will be conducting the "local" evaluation of AVANCE's Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) fatherhood program. AVANCE is a non-profit organization that has served low-income families and children since its founding in 1973. AVANCE sites have been providing fatherhood services for some time, but the programming offered has varied across sites and no rigorous evaluation of the programs has been completed. Through a federally-funded Responsible Fatherhood grant, AVANCE aims to create one fatherhood curriculum to be used across their sites: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA). The purpose of the study is to advance the field of knowledge in the area of fatherhood programing by providing rigorous evidence on the impact of a comprehensive fatherhood program on enhancing a father's ability to be involved with and parent his child, in addition to providing more information on the selective characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in fatherhood programs. The study will seek to answer the following research questions: (1) What are the demographic and relationship characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in the Fathers in Action/Padres Actívos (FA/PA) program, and how do these characteristics compare to the fathers associated with mothers and children in other AVANCE programs?; (2) Does the FA/PA program positively impact parenting and co-parenting, father engagement and involvement, and healthy relationship?; (3) Are the program impacts similar for low-income fathers across regions (Houston v. the Rio Grande Valley), race/ethnicity (African American v. Hispanic), and coresidential status (nonresident v. resident)?; and (4) What are the factors that enhance or impede the successful implementation of the FA/PA program?

Conditions

Fathers

Keywords

fatherhood; father involvement; economic stability; co-parenting; healthy relationships; father-child engagement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Number of fathers reporting healthy father-child involvement and bond

  Increase healthy father-child involvement and bond (connectedness) among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - often) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.

  Six months

• Number of fathers reporting healthy co-parenting relationship

  Establish and maintain healthy co-parenting relationship among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - always) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.

  Six months

• Number of fathers reporting development of "self as father"

  Strengthen the development of "self as father" among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Several items (anger and stress management, financial stability, personal development) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.

  Six months

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Fathers will be randomly assigned to participate in the "Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA)" intervention program to support fathers' healthy relationships with their children and support their co-parenting skills.

Other: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Fathers waitlisted for participation in the "Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA)" program.

Interventions

Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program OTHER

The program focuses on increasing the father's role in the child's education, nurturing and bonding with the child, loving and respecting the child's mother, coaching the child, and serving as a role model. The program also includes employment coaching.

Also known as: FA/PA program

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Fathers (biological, adoptive, or social) over 18 years of age
• Able to travel to program location to attend classes

You may not qualify if:

• Under 18 years of age
• Female

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Texas at Austin: lead

Study Officials

• Cynthia Osborne, PhD

  University of Texas at Austin

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Faculty/Rsearcher, Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2016
• First Posted: August 4, 2016
• Study Start: August 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2017
• Study Completion: September 1, 2017
• Last Updated: November 17, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share