A Comparison of Parenting Education Approaches for Adolescent Fathers

NCT03921892 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019000019
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

This feasibility and acceptability study will compare in-person to web-based parenting education for adolescent fathers on the outcomes of parenting confidence and participation in parenting activities.

Conditions

Adolescent, Parenting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Feasibility Measure 1

  Did recruitment numbers meet goals

  12 months

• Feasibility Measure 2

  Attrition rate of participants

  12 months

• Feasibility Measure 3

  Percent of data missing from data collection tools

  12 months

• Acceptability Survey Measure 1 (Likert Scale)

  Acceptability of learning content to participants

  12 months

• Acceptability Survey Measure 2 (Likert Scale)

  Acceptability of time burden to participants

  12 months

• Acceptability Survey Measure 3 (Likert Scale)

  Acceptability of learning method to participants

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• What is the difference between in-person education as compared to on-line parenting education on parental self-efficacy of adolescent fathers as measured by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)?

  12 months

• What is the difference between in-person parenting education as compared to on-line parenting education on participation in parenting activities of adolescent fathers as measured by the Child Care Activities Scale (CCAS)?

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

In-person parenting education

OTHER

Participants will complete two six-hour in-person parenting education sessions on two consecutive Saturdays

Behavioral: Parenting Education

On-line parenting education

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will complete on-line parenting education at the times and locations of their choice over a two-week period.

Behavioral: Parenting Education

Interventions

Parenting Education BEHAVIORAL

Parenting education such as positive parenting interactions with their child, knowledge of developmental milestones and interactions with the child to support that development, as well as co-parenting skills will be provided either in-person or on-line to adolescent fathers

In-person parenting education; On-line parenting education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 21 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Adolescent males aged 15 to 21
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 15 to 21,
• be able to read and understand English (as determined by having the individual read a brief, eighth grade reading level paragraph),
• able to begin the intervention within six weeks of their infant's birth,
• be able to participate in an intervention over two weeks, requiring approximately a 12-hour time commitment: either in-person on two Saturdays for six hours each, or a self-paced content of videos and resource materials over two weeks,
• own or have access to a device with internet access and
• have a working e-mail address.

You may not qualify if:

• Any condition that might prevent the father's infant from reaching normal developmental milestones will participation, including congenital malformations or prematurity requiring prolonged/ ongoing infant hospitalization.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Missouri, Kansas City: lead

Study Sites (3)

Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center

Anchorage, Alaska, 99503, United States

Location

Providence Alaska Medical Center

Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States

Location

Providence Family Medicine Clinic

Anchorage, Alaska, 99508, United States

Location

Related Publications (11)

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• Kiselica, M. S., & Kiselica, A. M. (2014). The complicated worlds of adolescent fathers: Implications for clinical practice, public policy, and research. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 15(3), 260-274. doi:10.1037/a0037043

  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 3175054 RESULT

• Johnston, C., & Mash, E. J., (1989). A measure of parenting satisfaction and efficacy. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 18(2), 167-175

  RESULT

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: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Using a block randomization generator, participants will be randomized into either in-person or on-line parenting education that will take place over a two week period of time.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 14, 2019
• First Posted: April 19, 2019
• Study Start: September 15, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 15, 2020
• Study Completion: September 15, 2020
• Last Updated: November 4, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (3)