FathersAVANCENCT02855996
Evaluation of AVANCE Fathers in Action/Padres Activos Fatherhood Program
A study testing Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program in people with Fathers, run by University of Texas at Austin.
Trial summary
The Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) will be conducting the "local" evaluation of AVANCE's Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) fatherhood program. AVANCE is a non-profit organization that has served low-income families and children since its founding in 1973. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Fathers
- What is being tested?
- Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 94 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Aug 2016to Sep 2017
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Fathers (biological, adoptive, or social) over 18 years of age
- Able to travel to program location to attend classes
Who cannot join
- Under 18 years of age
- Female
About this study
The Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) will be conducting the "local" evaluation of AVANCE's Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) fatherhood program. AVANCE is a non-profit organization that has served low-income families and children since its founding in 1973. AVANCE sites have been providing fatherhood services for some time, but the programming offered has varied across sites and no rigorous evaluation of the programs has been completed. Through a federally-funded Responsible Fatherhood grant, AVANCE aims to create one fatherhood curriculum to be used across their sites: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA).
The purpose of the study is to advance the field of knowledge in the area of fatherhood programing by providing rigorous evidence on the impact of a comprehensive fatherhood program on enhancing a father's ability to be involved with and parent his child, in addition to providing more information on the selective characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in fatherhood programs. The study will seek to answer the following research questions: (1) What are the demographic and relationship characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in the Fathers in Action/Padres Actívos (FA/PA) program, and how do these characteristics compare to the fathers associated with mothers and children in other AVANCE programs?; (2) Does the FA/PA program positively impact parenting and co-parenting, father engagement and involvement, and healthy relationship?; (3) Are the program impacts similar for low-income fathers across regions (Houston v. the Rio Grande Valley), race/ethnicity (African American v. Hispanic), and coresidential status (nonresident v. resident)?; and (4) What are the factors that enhance or impede the successful implementation of the FA/PA program?
- Conditions
- Fathers
- Being tested
- Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program
- Keywords
- fatherhood, father involvement, economic stability, co-parenting, healthy relationships, father-child engagement
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) programOther
Also called FA/PA program
The program focuses on increasing the father's role in the child's education, nurturing and bonding with the child, loving and respecting the child's mother, coaching the child, and serving as a role model. The program also includes employment coaching.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Fathers will be randomly assigned to participate in the "Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA)" intervention program to support fathers' healthy relationships with their children and support their co-parenting skills. Receives: Other: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program |
| Control | No intervention | Fathers waitlisted for participation in the "Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA)" program. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of fathers reporting healthy father-child involvement and bond
Increase healthy father-child involvement and bond (connectedness) among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - often) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Measured: Six months
Number of fathers reporting healthy co-parenting relationship
Establish and maintain healthy co-parenting relationship among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - always) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Measured: Six months
Number of fathers reporting development of "self as father"
Strengthen the development of "self as father" among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Several items (anger and stress management, financial stability, personal development) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Measured: Six months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Aug 2016 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2016
- Primary completionSep 2017
- Study completionSep 2017
Why it stopped: AVANCE (Grantee and Implementing Agency) relinquished funding. Subsequently, both program and evaluation were terminated prematurely.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for FathersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Texas at AustinThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 94 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Cynthia Osborne, University of Texas at Austin
- Investigators
- Cynthia Osborne, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Texas at Austin
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02855996
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AVANCE
- Acronym
- AVANCE
- Status last verified
- Nov 2017
- First submitted
- 28 Jul 2016
- Last updated
- 17 Nov 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Nov 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of AVANCE Fathers in Action/Padres Activos Fatherhood Program
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02855996
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AVANCE / AVANCE
- Conditions
- Fathers
- Keywords
- fatherhood, father involvement, economic stability, co-parenting, healthy relationships, father-child engagement
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: AVANCE (Grantee and Implementing Agency) relinquished funding. Subsequently, both program and evaluation were terminated prematurely.
- Enrolment
- 94 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas at AustinUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Aug 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 4 Aug 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Child and Family Research Partnership (CFRP) will be conducting the "local" evaluation of AVANCE's Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) fatherhood program. AVANCE is a non-profit organization that has served low-income families and children since its founding in 1973. AVANCE sites have been providing fatherhood services for some time, but the programming offered has varied across sites and no rigorous evaluation of the programs has been completed. Through a federally-funded Responsible Fatherhood grant, AVANCE aims to create one fatherhood curriculum to be used across their sites: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA).
The purpose of the study is to advance the field of knowledge in the area of fatherhood programing by providing rigorous evidence on the impact of a comprehensive fatherhood program on enhancing a father's ability to be involved with and parent his child, in addition to providing more information on the selective characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in fatherhood programs. The study will seek to answer the following research questions: (1) What are the demographic and relationship characteristics of fathers who choose to participate in the Fathers in Action/Padres Actívos (FA/PA) program, and how do these characteristics compare to the fathers associated with mothers and children in other AVANCE programs?; (2) Does the FA/PA program positively impact parenting and co-parenting, father engagement and involvement, and healthy relationship?; (3) Are the program impacts similar for low-income fathers across regions (Houston v. the Rio Grande Valley), race/ethnicity (African American v. Hispanic), and coresidential status (nonresident v. resident)?; and (4) What are the factors that enhance or impede the successful implementation of the FA/PA program?
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Other: Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) programFathers will be randomly assigned to participate in the "Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA)" intervention program to support fathers' healthy relationships with their children and support their co-parenting skills. |
| Control | No intervention | –Fathers waitlisted for participation in the "Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA)" program. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Fathers (biological, adoptive, or social) over 18 years of age
- Able to travel to program location to attend classes
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Under 18 years of age
- Female
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) programAlso: FA/PA programThe program focuses on increasing the father's role in the child's education, nurturing and bonding with the child, loving and respecting the child's mother, coaching the child, and serving as a role model. The program also includes employment coaching. | Other | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Number of fathers reporting healthy father-child involvement and bond
Time frame: Six months
Increase healthy father-child involvement and bond (connectedness) among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - often) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Number of fathers reporting healthy co-parenting relationship
Time frame: Six months
Establish and maintain healthy co-parenting relationship among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Scale of items (never - always) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Number of fathers reporting development of "self as father"
Time frame: Six months
Strengthen the development of "self as father" among residential and non-residential fathers of children 0-5 years. Several items (anger and stress management, financial stability, personal development) aggregated to create a score on the outcome. Will report number of treatment fathers whose score is higher than control group fathers at 6 months.
Results and safety
The study was stopped early (reason given: AVANCE (Grantee and Implementing Agency) relinquished funding. Subsequently, both program and evaluation were terminated prematurely.). Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Nov 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Cynthia Osborne, PhD principal investigator
University of Texas at Austin
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Fathers in Action/Padres Activos (FA/PA) program in people with Fathers, run by University of Texas at Austin.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Nov 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early (reason given: AVANCE (Grantee and Implementing Agency) relinquished funding. Subsequently, both program and evaluation were terminated prematurely.). Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of fathers reporting healthy father-child involvement and bond (time frame: Six months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Nov 2017.