AVANCE-Houston FRAMEWorks Program Evaluation

NCT05261802 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: #2021/03/32
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,403
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

AVANCE-Houston seeks to understand whether a standard or compressed schedule format for delivering the Survival Skills for Healthy Families curriculum better meets the needs of low-income adults to improve skill retention and, ultimately, to promote better outcomes for healthy family relationships and economic stability.

Conditions

Adults

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Parenting Behavior Measurement #1

  How did parenting behavior outcomes change from program enrollment to 1 year after enrollment? Items measured include: Parenting behavior measured with: 4 items - frequency of support for child (4-point scale) Measured on the parenting behavior scale #1 as: 1 = Never, 2 = Hardly ever, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Often The higher the rating, the better the score. The 4 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 4 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4.0, minimum score of 1.0

  Change from baseline in parenting behavior (frequency of support for child) at 12 months from enrollment.

• Partner Relationship Behavior Measurement #1

  How did partner relationship behavior outcomes change from program enrollment to 1 year after enrollment? Items measured include: Partner relationship behavior measured with: 3 items - frequency of key relationship behaviors (4-point scale) Measured on the partner relationship behavior scale #1 as: 1 = Never, 2 = Hardly ever, 3 = Sometimes, 4 = Often The 3 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 3 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 4, minimum score of 1.0

  Change from baseline in partner relationship behavior (frequency of key relationship behaviors) at 12 months from enrollment.

• Financial Readiness Measurement #1

  How did financial readiness behavior outcomes change from program enrollment to 1 year after enrollment? Items measured include: Financial readiness measured with: 2 items - presence of a savings account and checking account (dichotomous) 1 = Yes, 0 = No, so the higher the rating, the better the score.

  Change from baseline in financial readiness (presence of savings and checking accounts) at 12 months from enrollment.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1

  Change from baseline in parenting attitudes (frequency of supportive feelings toward child) immediately after program completion (7 weeks)

• Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #1

  Change from baseline in parenting attitudes (level of agreement with how supportive partner is) immediately after program completion (7 weeks).

Study Arms (1)

AVANCE-Houston FRAMEWorks Program Weekly Workshop Format

EXPERIMENTAL

A trained facilitator, supported by Career and Family Coaches, leads every HMRE parenting workshop for adults via multiple delivery models: in recurring weekly workshops (2 hours each workshop for 7 weeks) and intensive weekend retreats (totaling 16 hours). Additionally, AVANCE offers the weekly workshops either virtually via Zoom or in-person. All workshop models were offered to program participants who were able to choose whether the weekly (either in-person or virtually) or the weekend (in-person only) format worked best for them. Curriculum content is consistent across all delivery methods and target hours for all participants is 14 hours.

Other: Descriptive Intervention

Interventions

Descriptive Intervention OTHER

A trained facilitator, supported by Career and Family Coaches, leads every HMRE parenting workshop for adults via multiple delivery models: in recurring weekly workshops (2 hours each workshop for 7 weeks) and intensive weekend retreats (totaling 16 hours). Additionally, AVANCE offers the weekly workshops either virtually via Zoom or in-person. All workshop models were offered to program participants who were able to choose whether the weekly (either in-person or virtually) or the weekend (in-person only) format worked best for them. Curriculum content is consistent across all delivery methods and target hours for all participants is 14 hours.

AVANCE-Houston FRAMEWorks Program Weekly Workshop Format

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adult (age 18 and older)
• Reside in Harris County (Houston area), TX

You may not qualify if:

• Minor (under the age of 18)
• Reside outside of Harris County (Houston area), TX

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Midwest Evaluation & Research: lead
• Avance Clinical Pty Ltd.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

AVANCE-Houston

Houston, Texas, 77092, United States

Location

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Matthew Shepherd
• Organization: Midwest Evaluation and Research

matt.shepherd@midwestevaluation.com

8336439377

Study Officials

• Matt D Shepherd, PhD

  Midwest Evaluation & Research

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

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

Model Details: Participants choose between two workshop options: receive 14 hours of Survival Skills for Healthy Families curricula over 7 weeks. receive 14 hours of Survival Skills for Healthy Families in a compressed format during a 16-hour weekend retreat, followed by a 2-hour reflections workshop two weeks later. Participants (regardless of how they participate) also receive employment supports and case management services.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2022
• First Posted: March 2, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2025
• Study Completion: August 29, 2025
• Last Updated: March 6, 2026
• Results First Posted: March 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)