Program to Increase Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care

NCT06969248 | Active Not Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: 9278TUSEB
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Fathers participating in the study will be given an 8-week formality intervention. Participants will be shown 4-week infant care training records and then 4-week videos prepared on educational topics. The effect of the intervention will be determined annually by the mean scores of the Fathers' Participation in Infant Care Questionnaire, Father Infant Attachment Scale, and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale.

Conditions

Randomised Controlled Trial; Public Health Nursing; Child Health

Keywords

fathers' involvement in infant care; Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale.; Father-Infant Attachment; Child Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Fathers' Involvement in Infant Care Questionnaire

  8 week

• Father Infant Attachment Scale

  8 week

• Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale

  8 week

Study Arms (2)

Non-Intervention Group

NO INTERVENTION

Fathers in the control group will continue their routine practices. Fathers in this group will be measured twice, pre-test and post-test. No intervention will be made to the control group. After the intervention group's training is completed, training contents and videos will be shared with the control group.

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Intervention Group

Interventions

Intervention Group BEHAVIORAL

Fathers will be provided with a total of 8 weeks of training and videos. The training will cover the role of fatherhood and its historical development, the developmental stages and care needs of babies, ways for fathers to participate in baby care and the benefits of participation, father-infant bonding and influencing factors, and paternal depression. Videos on the subject will be shared with fathers.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Having a healthy baby between 4-12 months old,
• Being a first-time father,
• Volunteering to participate in the study,
• Having a smartphone

You may not qualify if:

• Being under 18 years old,
• Having a psychiatric diagnosis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Selcuk University: lead
• Health Institutes of Turkey: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Selcuk University

Konya, 42130, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Cox JL, Holden JM, Sagovsky R. Detection of postnatal depression. Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Br J Psychiatry. 1987 Jun;150:782-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.150.6.782.

  PMID: 3651732 BACKGROUND

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Since the trainings for the experimental group in the study will be conducted by the researcher conducting the study, researcher and participant blinding will not be possible. The data will be analyzed by an independent statistics expert. In this context, statistical blinding will be applied.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc.Prof.

Model Details: Randomized Controlled Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 5, 2025
• First Posted: May 13, 2025
• Study Start: January 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2025
• Study Completion: August 20, 2025
• Last Updated: May 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

TU (1)