Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Program

NCT05474222 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Horizon Outreach has developed the Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Program (HEFP). HEFP includes a program/services aspect, but also includes a rigorous evaluation component, featuring a randomized control trial (RCT) research design. The evaluation will determine the effect of the Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Program with fathers aged 18 and up in Houston, Texas. Specifically, the research is examining the effects of the program relative to: (1) improvement in healthy relationship and marriage skills, (2) improvement in parenting skills, (3) improvement in conflict resolution and anger management skills, and (4) improvement in financial management skills and progress toward greater economic stability. Program participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. Participants assigned to the intervention group will receive the program now. Participants assigned to the control group will have an opportunity to receive the program later. All participants (intervention and control) will complete a pretest questionnaire. Intervention participants will then participate in the Horizon Eagle Fatherhood program. This is an intensive 40-hour classroom-based program taught by project staff. Both intervention and control participants will receive case management services. Following completion of the program by the intervention participants, all participants will complete a posttest questionnaire. After completion of the posttest, all participants will have an opportunity to participate in a workforce training program. Six months following posttest, all participants will complete a third questionnaire. In addition, a selected number of participants will participate in focus groups. After completing the six-month follow-up questionnaire, participants from the control group may participate in the 40 hours of classroom instruction, should they choose to do so. This RCT research design component of the Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Program began in June of the second project year. Prior to the start of the RCT, a pilot/readiness project with no control group was conducted. This was followed by a short-term pilot of the RCT.

Conditions

Responsible Fatherhood Programming

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Improvement in healthy marriage/relationship communication skills scores

  This outcome is the participants' score on a healthy marriage/relationship skills scale. This is a 10 item scale. It was used in an article recently published in Family Relations. The principal investigator for the present study (Young) was also the lead author for the study published in Family Relations. A sample item from the scale is "It is important to show appreciation for others." In the Family Relations study the items in the scale loaded on a single factor at .56 or above. The internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha) at pretest was .87. The percentage of the variance explained by the first component was 46. The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

• Improvement in conflict management/resolution skills scores

  This outcome is the participants' score on a conflict management/ resolution skills scale. This is a 6 item scale. It was used in an article recently published in Family Relations. The principal investigator for the present study (Young) was also the lead author for the study published in Family Relations. A sample item from the scale is "I follow through on promises and agreements." In the Family Relations study the items in the scale loaded on a single factor at .60 or above. The internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha) at pretest was .83. The percentage of the variance explained by the first component was 54.The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

• Improvement in attitudes about personal finances scores

  This outcome is the participants' score on an attitudes about personal finances scale. This is a 6 item scale. It was used in an article recently published in Family Relations. The principal investigator for the present study (Young) was also the lead author for the study published in Family Relations. A sample item from the scale is "I can reduce conflict about money through discussion and problem solving." In the Family Relations study the items in the scale loaded on a single factor at .63 or above. The internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha) at pretest was .72 and .94 at posttest.The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

• Improvement in job/career skills score

  This outcome is the participants' score on a job/career skills scale. This is a 6 item scale. It has been used in previous evaluations, including the final impact report (Fluegeman, S. Hernandez, A. Young, M. 2020) examining the Impact Evaluation of the Brothers United Fatherhood Program in Toledo, Ohio. This evaluation was conducted by Educational Evaluators, Inc. A sample item from the scale is "I feel confident in my ability to conduct an effective job search for a job I want." Internal consistency, measured by Cronbach's alpha, using the six items comprising the measure, were .72 at pretest and .94 at posttest in the Brothers United study. The principal investigator for the present study (Young) was also a co-author for the Brothers United study. The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

Study Arms (2)

Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Programming - classroom instruction

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention (the Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Programming) is an intensive 40-hour classroom-based program taught by project staff. This instruction addresses topics such as Fatherhood Development, Relationship Enhancement, and Financial Literacy, and features the 24/7 Dad curriculum as part of the instruction. Intervention participants and control participants will have an opportunity to participate in case management services and workforce training.

Other: Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Program - classroom instruction

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The control group does not receive any part of the classroom instruction that the intervention group receives. Like the intervention group, however, the control group does have access to case management and workforce training.

Interventions

Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Program - classroom instruction OTHER

The intervention group (the Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Programming) receives 40 hours of classroom instruction

Horizon Eagle Fatherhood Programming - classroom instruction

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Eligibility is based on self-representation of gender identity.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Must be a father
• At least 18 years of age
• At least one child under the age of 24.

You may not qualify if:

• Not a father
• Not at least 18 years of age
• No children under the age of 24.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Horizon Outreach: lead

Study Sites (1)

Horizon Outreach

Houston, Texas, 77060, United States

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Michael Young, Ph.D.

  Educational Evaluators, Inc; Center for Evidence-Based Programming

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Katrina R Johnson, EMBA

CONTACT

713-467-4966; kjohnson@horizonoutreach.org

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

Model Details: Participants will be randomly assigned, in a three to one ratio, to the intervention group, or the control group. All participants will complete a pretest questionnaire and have access to case management services. The intervention group will receive 40 hours of classroom instruction, then all participants will complete a posttest questionnaire. Following the posttest all participants will have access to workforce training. Six months after the posttest, all participants will complete a follow-up questionnaire.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2022
• First Posted: July 26, 2022
• Study Start: July 5, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2025
• Study Completion: May 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 26, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Locations

US (1)