NCT02860988

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine differences among incarcerated or recently incarcerated fathers who receive targeted services and those who do not.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
401

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable healthy

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable healthy

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2016

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 2, 2016

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 10, 2016

Completed
3.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 31, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 31, 2020

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 30, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

April 30, 2021

Status Verified

April 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

3.9 years

First QC Date

August 2, 2016

Results QC Date

March 2, 2021

Last Update Submit

April 29, 2021

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

FatherhoodRelationshipsEmploymentCriminal Justice

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Parental Role Satisfaction

    A scale calculated by summing three times measuring happiness, closeness, and comforting interactions with the child. Total score range is 3-12, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.

    6-month follow-up

  • Number of Participants Employed

    The outcome is a dichotomous indicator of whether the participant currently has a job.

    6-month follow-up

  • Number of Participants in a Relationship

    The outcome measure is a dichotomous indicator of whether the participant is currently in a relationship.

    6-month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Number of Participants With Recent In-person Contact With Child(Ren)

    6-month follow-up

  • Number of Participants With Recent Other Contact With Child(Ren)

    6-month follow-up

  • Number of Participants That Participated in an Education or Job Training Program in the Past 30 Days

    6-month follow-up

  • Partner Conflict Resolution

    6-month follow-up

  • Mental Health Distress

    6-month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

MCCC Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this condition received newly-supported reentry services to enhance fatherhood and parenting for individuals with substance use issues. These services focus on responsible parenting, economic stability and mobility, and healthy marriage and relationships.

Behavioral: MCCC treatment

MCCC Comparison

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this condition did not receive reentry services related to responsible parenting, economic stability and mobility, or healthy marriage and relationships.

Interventions

MCCC treatmentBEHAVIORAL

Participants in this condition received newly-supported reentry services to enhance fatherhood and parenting for individuals with substance use issues. These services focus on responsible parenting, economic stability and mobility, and healthy marriage and relationships.

MCCC Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Male inmates at specific eastern Kentucky jail sites who are at least 18 years of age and not previously screened for the study
  • Participants for the local evaluation will be identified as eligible fathers who have been tried and convicted as an adult; within 3 to 9 months of release; are low-income; and may be an expectant father, a biological father, an adoptive father or a stepfather or who a person who is acknowledged as a father figure (e.g., grandfather) of a dependent child or young adult child up to 24 years of age, and interested in participation.

You may not qualify if:

  • N/A

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40508, United States

Location

Limitations and Caveats

The follow-up sample size (n=211; 53% follow-up) may have limited the ability to detect intervention effects. In addition, other measures than those used in this evaluation may have been more sensitive to differences between the intervention and counterfactual groups.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Joseph Calvert
Organization
University of Kentucky
joe.calvert@uky.edu
(859) 323-5771

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 2, 2016

First Posted

August 10, 2016

Study Start

July 1, 2016

Primary Completion

May 31, 2020

Study Completion

May 31, 2020

Last Updated

April 30, 2021

Results First Posted

April 30, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)