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Behavioural Intervention

Father-Focused Programs for Reducing Domestic Violence (F4C Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Carla S Stover, PhD

Research Sponsored by Yale University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 19 weeks, 43 weeks and 70 weeks

Awards & highlights

F4C Trial Summary

This trial will compare two programs to see which is more effective in reducing family violence and improving child mental health in fathers with a history of Intimate Partner Violence.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for fathers with a history of intimate partner violence who have at least one child aged 6 months to 12 years. They must be involved in or recently investigated by CT DCF, agree to involve the child's mother as an informant, and be able to complete assessments in English. Fathers with active protective orders against their children, severe substance addiction needing detoxification, significant cognitive impairment, untreated psychotic disorders, or current suicidal/homicidal thoughts are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares 'Fathers for Change' (F4C) with standard Batterer Intervention Programs (BIP) to see which is better at reducing family violence and improving children's mental health. It will also examine how changes occur over time and if improvements in fathers' emotional regulation affect the outcomes for their children.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves psychological interventions rather than medications, traditional side effects like those seen with drugs are not expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort or distress when discussing sensitive topics related to family violence and personal behaviors.

F4C Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 19 weeks, 43 weeks and 70 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 19 weeks, 43 weeks and 70 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 19 weeks, 43 weeks and 70 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Physical Child Maltreatment overtime

Change in Physical Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) overtime

Change in Verbal Child Maltreatment overtime

+1 more

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Child Aggression Symptoms

Change in Child Anxiety Symptoms

Change in Child Depression Symptoms

+3 more

F4C Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Fathers for ChangeExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Defining features of F4C include: 1) focus on the fathering role to facilitate engagement, 2) focus on RF to understand self, partner and children and emotion regulation skills to reduce IPV and child maltreatment. F4C focuses on understanding of emotional experiences, how they impact thinking and behaviors related to partners, co-parents and children. F4C clients will meet individually with their F4C therapist for 60 minutes per week over 18 weeks.

Group II: Duluth BIPActive Control1 Intervention

The BIP is a psychoeducational intervention that will be delivered in 60- minute individual weekly sessions over 18 weeks. The intervention focuses on the impact of violence on victims, power and control tactics, and societal influences supporting men's violence toward women. The intervention includes didactics and experiential exercises including video vignettes and role plays to teach anger management skills.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Fathers for Change

2016

Completed Phase 2

~90

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Yale UniversityLead Sponsor

1,852 Previous Clinical Trials

2,737,361 Total Patients Enrolled

University of DelawareOTHER

154 Previous Clinical Trials

24,131 Total Patients Enrolled

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)NIH

1,965 Previous Clinical Trials

2,671,717 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is Father's for Change a secure program for those seeking help?

"Fathers for Change has some evidence supporting its safety, thus earning it a score of 2. Nevertheless, no data currently exists to support this intervention's efficacy."

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Are there any available slots in this clinical experiment for participants?

"Clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this trial is no longer recruiting, having last been updated on October 4th 2023. Despite this, 29 other trials are still actively looking for volunteers at the moment."

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What primary aim is this research endeavor trying to accomplish?

"The primary objective of this clinical trial, which will be assessed over a period spanning Baseline to 70 weeks, is the fluctuation in Verbal Intimate Partner Violence. For secondary results, researchers are examining shifts in Father-child interactions through Child interactive behaviour coding that scores between 1 and 4 with higher values meaning more coded conduct; Coercive Controlling Intimate Partner violence using an assessment on a scale from 0 to 4 where increased readings suggest greater regularity and gravity of coercive controlling IPV; as well as Child Anxiety Symptoms via the Child Trauma Symptom Checklist that scores range from 0 ("never") up to 100."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Father-Focused Intervention for Reducing Family Violence and Symptoms in Children

2024. "Father-Focused Intervention for Reducing Family Violence and Symptoms in Children". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06074068.

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