FathersNCT05292963
Goodwill of Central Texas: Fatherhood Works Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation
A study testing Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants in people with Fathers, run by Midwest Evaluation & Research at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The key goal of this descriptive evaluation is to assess the extent to which participation in the Fatherhood Works Program is positively associated with improved attitudes and behaviors among fathers and father figures in Central Texas. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Fathers
- What is being tested?
- Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 395 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2021to 30 Aug 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
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
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Father figure
- Child up to 24 years of age
- Resides in Central Texas
- Adult (age 18 and older)
Who cannot join
- Minor (under the age of 18)
- Not a father/father figure
- Resides outside of Central Texas
- Child is older than 24 years of age
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Goodwill of Central Texas: Fatherhood Works Program Evaluation
The key goal of this descriptive evaluation is to assess the extent to which participation in the Fatherhood Works Program is positively associated with improved attitudes and behaviors among fathers and father figures in Central Texas. Research questions will focus on whether attitudes and behaviors related to parenting, co-parenting, and employment change after participation in primary program services.
Read the detailed description
This evaluation seeks to understand the positive and/or negative impacts of an evidence-based core curriculum, Nurturing Fathers (NF), in combination with other workshops and case management services. All participants will receive a range of support services tailored to individuals' needs related to financial planning, career counseling, job search assistance, and occupational skills training. The program facilitator will offer the NF curriculum in both virtual and in-person formats. The evaluation will seek to determine to what extent participation in a program that uses Nurturing Fathers curriculum, in combination with other workshop programming, is associated with changes in parenting and employment attitudes as well as parenting and co-parenting behaviors.
- Conditions
- Fathers
- Being tested
- Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to ParticipantsOther
Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Fatherhood Works Program delivered in-person | Experimental | Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training. Receives: Other: Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Parenting Behavior Measurement #1
1a) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Items measured include:
1 item: frequency reaching out to children (categories, 5-point scale) 7 items: frequency engaging in key behaviors (categories, 5-point scale)
Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as:
1 = never, 2 = 1 to 2 days per month, 3= 3 or 4 days per month, 4 = 2 or 3 days per week, 5 = every day or almost every day
The 8 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.
maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0
Measured: Change from baseline in parenting behavior (interaction with child) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up
Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1
- Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Items measured include:
11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale)
Measured on the Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Scale #1 as:
1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3= Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree For 6 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 5 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score.
The 11 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.
maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.
Measured: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes (2)
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1
Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services?
Items measured include:
Parenting attitudes measured with:
7 items - frequency of key parenting attitudes toward children (categories, 5-point scale)
Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitude Scale #1 as:
1 = Always, 2 = Often, 3= Sometimes, 4 = Rarely, 5 = Never For 3 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 4 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score.
The 8 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.
maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0
Measured: Change from baseline in parenting attitudes (attitudes toward child) from enrollment to immediately after program completion (7 weeks).
Healthy Employment Attitudes Measurement #1
Items measured include:
5 items: level of agreement with attitudes related to job searching
Measured on the Healthy Employment Attitude Scale as:
1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3= Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree
The 5 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 5 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome.
maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.
Measured: Time frame: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Mar 2022
- Study start1 Apr 2021
- Primary completion31 Mar 2024
- Study completion30 Aug 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for FathersStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person or virtually over Zoom. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 395 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Midwest Evaluation & Research
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Goodwill of Central Texas
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Matt D Shepherd, PhD, Principal investigator, Midwest Evaluation and Research
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05292963
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- #2021/03/31
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 14 Mar 2022
- Last updated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: All participant data will be confidential and aggregated. No individual participant data will be released unless requested by the courts. This study looks at data as a whole.