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DadSpace for Paternal Behavior

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Julie Braungart-Rieker, PhD

Research Sponsored by Colorado State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up immediately after the end of the intervention

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Study Summary

This trial is testing a program to support community fathers who are expecting or have recently had a baby. The program includes group mentoring and educational podcasts. Researchers will work with participants to understand what they like and don't like about the program and how it affects their stress, well-being, and parenting.

Eligible Conditions

Paternal Behavior
Family Relations
Parent-Child Relationship

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ immediately after the intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~immediately after the intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and immediately after the intervention 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 Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief

Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory

+5 more

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale

Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale

Other outcome measures

Attendance

Facilitator fidelity to protocol

Helpfulness of information sources

+7 more

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: DadSpace InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will take part in a 12-hour educational discussion-based mentoring program intervention over 8 weeks. The intervention will be facilitated by a trained father facilitator and will include education and support on topics relevant to perinatal fathers. Topics include father identity, stress management, infant development, co-parenting, masculinity and caregiving, healthy communication, and work-life balance. Participants will additionally have access to a brief educational podcast series on related topics. Participants will also be invited to monthly follow-up daddy/baby drop-in groups.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Colorado State UniversityLead Sponsor

125 Previous Clinical Trials

38,340 Total Patients Enrolled

Colorado Clinical & Translational Sciences InstituteOTHER

19 Previous Clinical Trials

1,441 Total Patients Enrolled

Julie Braungart-Rieker, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorColorado State University

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the number of participants in this trial?

"Affirmative, according to the clinicaltrials.gov platform, this trial is actively seeking participants. It was first published on August 6th 2021 and last modified on February 11th 2022; its objective being to acquire 56 patients from a single medical centre."

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Is it still possible to enlist in this trial?

"Confirmed. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial has been actively seeking new participants since the 6th of August 2021 and was last updated on February 11th 2022. The recruitment process requires 56 volunteers from one main location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

DadSpace: Increasing Community Support Resources for Perinatal Fathers

Julie Rieker 2021. "DadSpace: Increasing Community Support Resources for Perinatal Fathers". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05063448.