NCT03021226

Brief Summary

The Brothers United Fatherhood Program (BUFP) will be conducting an evaluation that builds on literature and existing research from the healthy marriage/responsible fatherhood initiatives developed by ACF over the last 10 years, in particular the Supporting Healthy Marriage Program initiative that established a randomized clinical trial. The Brothers United Fatherhood Program will provide important data to expand the area of fatherhood development with the target population. This program is funded through an initiative of the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA). The study is intended to measure if the identified interventions improve the well-being and relationship between targeted participants and their families. The study intends to focus on the following outcomes:

  • Demonstrate increased intake \& knowledge of systems that help fathers
  • Improvement in knowledge of employment \& learn new opportunities for economic mobility
  • Improvement communication \& empathy skills towards partner
  • Increase in understanding of healthy marriage \& its value to fathers
  • Demonstrate an understanding of financial planning
  • Demonstrate improved conflict resolution, behavior patterns, including those leading to domestic violence
  • Increase in reports of improved adult \& child relationships
  • Demonstrate an increase job readiness skills such as employment preparedness \& career direction

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
319

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

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
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 12, 2017

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 13, 2017

Completed
3.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 27, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 27, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

April 28, 2020

Status Verified

April 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

3.8 years

First QC Date

January 12, 2017

Last Update Submit

April 27, 2020

Conditions

Health Behavior

Keywords

Health Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Fatherhood Development measured with a Questionnaire

    Fatherhood Development - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before intervention to immediately after intervention, and at 1 year after completion.

    At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Relationship Enhancement measured with a Questionnaire

    At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.

  • Financial Literacy/Work Skills measured with a Questionnaire

    At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing intervention, and at 1 year follow up.

Study Arms (2)

Group I: Adults

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in Group I will be adults ages 20 to 24 years of age, 50 hours of instruction provided over a six-week period, and address three major topic areas: Fatherhood Development, Relationship Enhancement, and Financial Literacy/Work.

Behavioral: Fatherhood DevelopmentBehavioral: Relationship EnhancementBehavioral: Financial Literacy

Group II: No Intervention: Adults

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in Group II will be adults ages 20 to 24 years of age who do not receive any hours of intervention.

Interventions

Fatherhood DevelopmentBEHAVIORAL

Fatherhood Development is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through a skill-based education intervention.

Group I: Adults
Relationship EnhancementBEHAVIORAL

Relationship Enhancement is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through a skill-based education intervention.

Group I: Adults
Financial LiteracyBEHAVIORAL

Relationship Enhancement is a curriculum based program provided by a facilitator through skill-based education intervention.

Group I: Adults

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 24 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Participants must be parents between the ages of 20 to 24.

You may not qualify if:

  • Participants cannot be younger than 20 years of age.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Pathway, Inc.

Toledo, Ohio, 43604, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Michael Young, PHD

    Center for Evidence-Based Programming

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2017

First Posted

January 13, 2017

Study Start

July 1, 2016

Primary Completion

April 27, 2020

Study Completion

April 27, 2020

Last Updated

April 28, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)