An Adapted Evidence-Based Coaching Program for Fathers and Their Young Children in the Context of Home Visiting

NCT07676240 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: STUDY00022913R01HD117812-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Father-child pairs (N=200; children ages 12-36 months) will be randomized to FIND-F or a waitlist control group. Assessments comparing the two groups will occur at baseline, end of program, and 6 months post-program. Our aims include: Aim 1: Evaluate the main impacts of FIND-F on the primary program target (fathers' supportive parenting) and related child and parent outcomes. Aim 2. Identify mechanisms of FIND-F's intervention effects. Aim 3. Examine variation by select child, father, and program measures.

Conditions

Positive Parenting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Fathers' Supportive Parenting Practices

  Fathers' supportive parenting skills will be observed through videotaped father-child interactions. Fathers will be provided with a standard bag of toys and asked to "share these toys with your child as you normally would." Each set of toys (one set for pretest, one for endpoint, and one for follow-up) has been carefully selected with input from home visitors about which toys could support interactions across the age range in our study. The first 10 minutes of the videotaped interactions will be coded using the PICCOLO-D (Dads' Parenting Interactions with Children Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes).

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 weeks

• Fathers' Supportive Parenting Practices

  Fathers' supportive parenting skills will be observed through videotaped father-child interactions. Fathers will be provided with a standard bag of toys and asked to "share these toys with your child as you normally would." Each set of toys (one set for pretest, one for endpoint, and one for follow-up) has been carefully selected with input from home visitors about which toys could support interactions across the age range in our study. The first 10 minutes of the videotaped interactions will be coded using the PICCOLO-D (Dads' Parenting Interactions with Children Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes).

  6 months after end of treatment

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Parenting Stress

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 weeks

• Father Identity

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 weeks

• Children's Behavior Problems and Social and Emotional Competence

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 weeks

• Father Involvement

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 weeks

• Parenting Stress

  6 months after end of treatment

Study Arms (2)

Filming Interactions to Nurture development (FIND)

EXPERIMENTAL

This group of fathers will receive FIND, a 6-session manualized program. FIND with fathers is delivered through flexible home visits, targets warm and responsive father-child interactions, and uses video recordings to emphasize each father's parenting strengths in the context of everyday caretaking moments.

Behavioral: Filming Interactions to Nurture Development (FIND)

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

This group will serve as the control group. After all data is collected, they will be offered FIND.

Interventions

Filming Interactions to Nurture Development (FIND) BEHAVIORAL

FIND-F is a 6-session manualized program that begins with the home visitor taking a 10-minute video of the father and child engaging in an everyday activity (e.g., playing, having a snack). Then, that video is carefully edited to emphasize the specific strengths observed in the father-child interactions. The brief, edited videos are then reviewed with the father the following week. In reviewing the video clips, the home visitor uses micro-analytic narration, highlighting the frame-by-frame sequence of events that fosters the child's healthy development. In this way, the goal of FIND-F is to shift the father's perceptions of himself and his child, enabling the father to become increasingly responsive and encouraging. Home visitors also provide opportunities for fathers to comment and ask questions throughout the video review.

Also known as: FIND with Fathers, FIND-F

Filming Interactions to Nurture development (FIND)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Months+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Identify as a father
• Speak English or Spanish
• Have a child between the ages of 12-36 months who lives with you
• Be enrolled in Akin services

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead
• Stanford University: collaborator
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Akin

Seattle, Washington, 98125, United States

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Holly Schindler, PhD

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Holly Schindler, PhD

CONTACT

206-616-0853; hschindl@uw.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor, College of Education

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2026
• First Posted: June 30, 2026
• Study Start: June 15, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2029
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2029
• Last Updated: June 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: The scientific data will be submitted to ICPSR no later than the time of an associated publication or end of the performance period, whichever comes first. Data deposited with ICPSR will be available in perpetuity.
• Access Criteria: Data will be for public use (i.e., not restricted). ICPSR users must agree to the following per ICPSR guidelines: * The datasets are to be used solely for statistical analysis and reporting aggregated information. * The confidentiality of research participants is to be guarded in all ways. * Anything that can potentially breach participants' confidentiality is to be reported promptly to ICPSR. * The data are not to be redistributed or sold to others without the written agreement of ICPSR. * The user will inform ICPSR of the use of the data in books, articles, and other forms of publication.

Locations

US (1)