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Father-Focused Preventive Programs for Reducing Family Violence

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Research Sponsored by Florida International University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, end of intervention (8 weeks later), 1 month after end of intervention (12 weeks later)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial aims to compare the effectiveness of two different father-focused preventive intervention programs in reducing family violence and improving male caregiver competencies.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for male caregivers and their children aged 3-6 in Western New York who speak English. It's not for kids with severe developmental delays, IQ under 70, or families previously involved in child protection complaints.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if programs like Nurturing Fathers and COACHES can reduce family violence and improve fathering skills. Caregivers are randomly placed into one of three groups: Nurturing Fathers alone, Nurturing Fathers + COACHES, or a control group.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves behavioral interventions rather than medications, there aren't typical side effects. However, participants may experience changes in family dynamics or emotional stress during the program.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, end of intervention (8 weeks later), 1 month after end of intervention (12 weeks later)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, end of intervention (8 weeks later), 1 month after end of intervention (12 weeks later)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, end of intervention (8 weeks later), 1 month after end of intervention (12 weeks later) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Behavioral Observations of Parenting

Conflict Tactics Scale

Parenting Alliance Inventory

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Nurturing Fathers + COACHESExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

The Nurturing Fathers program described above will be implemented as described. For the last 45 minutes of the sessions, fathers will join the child activity group and participate in shared parent-child activities consistent with the COACHES model. For the present study, several adaptations to the clinic-based COACHES program will be made, similar to those successfully deployed in our preliminary study in Head Start preschool settings (Caserta, Fabiano, et al., 2018). The investigators will use the Nurturing Fathers curriculum as the substantive content for each meeting, and then use the parent-child interactions within recreational sports as the forum for practicing skills.

Group II: Nurturing FathersExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The Nurturing Fathers program (Perlman, 2021) is an adaptation of the Nurturing Parent program. It is a 13-week program that covers the role of fathers, the importance of nurturance rather than fear in fathering, how to effectively play and discipline a child, how to build relationships with the child and co-parent, and it ends with a graduate ceremony. For the present study, consistent with a prevention approach, the investigators will modify the Nurturing Fathers program to focus on the content directly related to parenting skills. The investigators will implement an eight-week program, which is consistent with the duration of prior, successfully attended father-focused interventions (e.g., Fabiano et al., 2009).

Group III: Parent-Child ActivitiesActive Control1 Intervention

Families assigned to the active control group will participate in weekly "parent-child open house" where the parents will be permitted to meet with other parents in the meeting room and the children will be invited to attend an open gym. There will be no formal curriculum for the parent meetings, but the facilitator will be available to inform the parents of community resources (e.g., mentorship programs) and a resources table will be made available of community activities and referrals in the same manner as the other two groups.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Florida International UniversityLead Sponsor

100 Previous Clinical Trials

17,411 Total Patients Enrolled

Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal NetworkUNKNOWN

Media Library

Behavioral Parent Support Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05285267 — N/A

Child Abuse Research Study Groups: Parent-Child Activities, Nurturing Fathers, Nurturing Fathers + COACHES

Child Abuse Clinical Trial 2023: Behavioral Parent Support Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05285267 — N/A

Behavioral Parent Support 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05285267 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is the requisite age for entry into this research 18 years or older?

"This clinical trial is in search of pediatric patients who are between the ages of 3 and 6."

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Is the opportunity to join this experiment still available?

"This particular trial is seeking 144 participants aged 3 to 6 and their respective caregivers. To be eligible, the family must reside in Western New york, have a male caregiver who can provide consent for participation, and both the adult and child should possess reasonable fluency with English language."

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What is the current enrollment number for this clinical investigation?

"Affirmative, according to clinicaltrials.gov this research trial is actively recruiting participants. It was first advertised on March 1st 2022 and the details have been updated as recently as March 17th of that same year. This endeavor seeks a total of 144 patients from one location for enrollment."

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Are there any vacancies available for individuals to partake in this experiment?

"As per the details on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is actively seeking participants and was initially posted in March 1st 2022 with its last update being on 17th of the same month."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Engaging Male Caregivers in Effective Prevention Programming to Reduce Risk of Violence and Violence-Related Injury

2022. "Engaging Male Caregivers in Effective Prevention Programming to Reduce Risk of Violence and Violence-Related Injury". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05285267.