Trial Outcomes & Findings for DadSpace: Increasing Community Support Resources for Perinatal Fathers (NCT NCT05063448)
NCT ID: NCT05063448
Last Updated: 2025-12-02
Results Overview
This 19-item abbreviated version of the inventory assesses accurate knowledge of infant development. The first 11 items are rated as true or false and include questions such as "Babies may cry for 20-30 minutes at a time, no matter how much you try to comfort them" and "Some parents do not bond until their baby starts to smile and look at them." An additional 6 items ask parents to rate whether they think babies can do something at the age listed in the item or whether the developmental task (e.g., "Six-month-olds know what 'no' means.") occurs in younger or older children. Two additional items ask respondents to choose the best way to respond to potentially stressful infant behaviors (breaking things and fussing at night). Item responses are scored as correct or incorrect with percent correct as the final measure.
COMPLETED
NA
20 participants
Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up
2025-12-02
Participant Flow
Participant milestones
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DadSpace 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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Overall Study
STARTED
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20
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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19
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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1
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Reasons for withdrawal
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DadSpace 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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
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1
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Baseline Characteristics
DadSpace: Increasing Community Support Resources for Perinatal Fathers
Baseline characteristics by cohort
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DadSpace Intervention
n=19 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Age, Continuous
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35.21 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.48 • n=121 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Female
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0 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Sex: Female, Male
Male
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19 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
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0 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
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0 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
White
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16 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
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0 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Region of Enrollment
United States
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19 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Marital Status
Married
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18 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Marital Status
Single never married
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Marital Status
Divorced
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0 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Marital Status
Widowed
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0 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Household Income
$20,000-39,999
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Household Income
$40,000-59,999
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2 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Household Income
$60,000-84,999
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Household Income
$85,000+
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15 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Birth Status: Prenatal, Postpartum
Prenatal, expecting baby
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12 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Birth Status: Prenatal, Postpartum
Postpartum, baby has been born
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7 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Residential Status: Reside or Not Reside with Infant
Resides in home with infant
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6 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Residential Status: Reside or Not Reside with Infant
Does not reside in home with infant
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Residential Status: Reside or Not Reside with Infant
N/A (baby not born)
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12 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Additional Children: Yes, No
Also has older children
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1 Participants
n=121 Participants
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Additional Children: Yes, No
Does not also have older children
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18 Participants
n=121 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: Participants who participated in baseline and posttest surveys.
This 19-item abbreviated version of the inventory assesses accurate knowledge of infant development. The first 11 items are rated as true or false and include questions such as "Babies may cry for 20-30 minutes at a time, no matter how much you try to comfort them" and "Some parents do not bond until their baby starts to smile and look at them." An additional 6 items ask parents to rate whether they think babies can do something at the age listed in the item or whether the developmental task (e.g., "Six-month-olds know what 'no' means.") occurs in younger or older children. Two additional items ask respondents to choose the best way to respond to potentially stressful infant behaviors (breaking things and fussing at night). Item responses are scored as correct or incorrect with percent correct as the final measure.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory
Baseline
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77.78 Percent correct
Standard Deviation 10.3
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Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory
Mid-intervention
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81.87 Percent correct
Standard Deviation 6.56
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Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory
Posttest
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67.25 Percent correct
Standard Deviation 13.70
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Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory
Follow-up
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78.95 Percent correct
Standard Deviation 11.43
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: DadSpace participants who completed the posttest survey
A 6-item measure of feelings of efficacy/competence in the parental role. Items are weighted on a range from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating higher confidence in the parental role, a better outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 4 to 24.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Self-Perceptions of the Parental Role-Competence Scale
Baseline
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17.18 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.57
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Change in Self-Perceptions of the Parental Role-Competence Scale
Mid-intervention
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18.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.24
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Change in Self-Perceptions of the Parental Role-Competence Scale
Posttest
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18.89 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.12
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Change in Self-Perceptions of the Parental Role-Competence Scale
Follow-up
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19.33 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.70
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: DadSpace participants who completed surveys at any of the time-points.
7 yes/no items on satisfaction with the support received from one's social network. More "yes" answers indicates lower satisfaction with the social network, a worse outcome. Scores are reverse-scored and totaled with a possible range from 0 to 7 so that higher scores indicate more satisfaction.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Social Network Questionnaire-Satisfaction Scale
Baseline
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4.56 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.23
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Change in Social Network Questionnaire-Satisfaction Scale
Mid-intervention
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4.72 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.32
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Change in Social Network Questionnaire-Satisfaction Scale
Posttest
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4.67 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.38
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Change in Social Network Questionnaire-Satisfaction Scale
Follow-up
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4.80 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.37
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: Participants who completed surveys at any time point.
2 subscales that assess work conflict with family life, family life conflict with work, and work-family balance. Item values range from 1 to 6. Higher scores indicate a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range of 8 to 48.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Role Conflict Scale
Baseline
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21.50 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.22
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Change in Role Conflict Scale
Mid-intervention
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21.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.98
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Change in Role Conflict Scale
Posttest
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22.22 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.47
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Change in Role Conflict Scale
Follow-up
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20.80 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.81
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: DadSpace participants who completed surveys.
10 items related to anxiety, stress, and coping with upsets. Items values range from 0 to 4 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 to 40.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Perceived Stress Scale
Baseline
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16.66 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.48
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Change in Perceived Stress Scale
Mid-intervention
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15.61 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.12
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Change in Perceived Stress Scale
Posttest
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16.50 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.21
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Change in Perceived Stress Scale
Follow-up
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17.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.84
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: DadSpace participants who completed surveys.
10 items that measure core features of postnatal depression. Item values range from 0 to 3 with a higher score indicating higher depressive symptoms, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 30.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Baseline
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7.17 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.19
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Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Mid-intervention
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6.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.45
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Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Posttest
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7.22 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.82
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Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
Follow-up
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7.67 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.07
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: DadSpace participants who completed surveys at any timepoint.
10 items assessing feelings of upset and anxiety versus contentment at the present time. Item values range from 1 to 4 with a higher score indicating higher state anxiety, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a total possible range from 6 to 24.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form)
Baseline
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11.33 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.52
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Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form)
Mid-intervention
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10.89 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.44
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Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form)
Posttest
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11.94 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.99
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Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form)
Follow-up
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11.47 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.21
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: Participants who completed surveys at any time point.
13 items assessing coparent collaboration versus conflict related to child rearing. Items values range from 0 to 6 with higher scores indicating a better coparenting relationship. Items are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 72.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief
Baseline
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51.83 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.51
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Change in Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief
Mid-intervention
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51.94 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.95
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Change in Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief
Posttest
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51.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 8.19
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Change in Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief
Follow-up
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51.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.67
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: DadSpace participants who completed surveys at any time point.
7-item measure of general self-efficacy versus helplessness. Item values range from 1 to 6 with higher scores indicating worse self-efficacy. Scores are totaled with a total possible range from 6 to 42.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale
Baseline
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33.83 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.96
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Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale
Mid-intervention
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33.11 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.72
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Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale
Posttest
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31.94 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.71
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Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale
Follow-up
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30.87 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 7.99
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-upPopulation: Participants who completed surveys and whose babies have been born by the selected time-point.
Assesses fathers' positive feelings versus lack of enjoyment with the baby. Item values have been revised from the original scale to range from 1 to 6 with higher scores indicating more positive feelings toward the baby. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 19 to 114.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=10 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale
Baseline
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101.20 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 11.86
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Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale
Mid-intervention
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92.53 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 18.89
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Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale
Posttest
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93.44 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 16.44
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Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale
Follow-up
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92.50 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 15.64
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OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome
Timeframe: Measured across the 8 weeks of intervention delivery with one session offered per week.Population: Perinatal fathers who participated in the DadSpace program.
Number of total sessions attended by participants (dosage)
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=19 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Attendance
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6.56 total number of sessions attended
Standard Deviation 1.72
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OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome
Timeframe: Measured across the 8 weeks of intervention deliveryPopulation: Average fidelity across the two facilitators of the program
A checklist of intervention items completed by the facilitator to identify adherence to the intervention protocol.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=2 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Facilitator Fidelity to Protocol
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92 percentage of manual items covered
Interval 79.0 to 100.0
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OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome
Timeframe: Measured at posttest, 8 weeks after pretest.Population: Participants who attended at least two sessions of the program and completed the posttest survey.
Fathers report on how helpful they found the provided resources (e.g., handouts) on a scale from 1 to 4 with a higher score indicating a higher degree of helpfulness, a better outcome.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Helpfulness of Information Sources
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3.53 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.51
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OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome
Timeframe: Measured after each of 8 weekly sessions. Scores for each week were averaged to produce a total score of engagement for all participants.Population: Facilitators reported an overall score for all participants in each session. Scores were averaged across weeks and cohorts to produce an overall engagement score.
Facilitator ratings of participants' active participation and evidence that fathers have been trying out skills covered in classes. Engagement was measured by totaling scores from two items. Item one asked facilitator's to rate how active participants were in participating in class measured on a scale from 0 (passive) to 5 (active). Item two asked facilitators to rate the degree to which they have observed the participants trying out the skills they are learning in class on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 3 (yes, quite a lot). After summing scores for the two items, engagement has a possible range of 0-8. Higher scores indicate more engagement, a better outcome.Total scores were averaged to produce a single score of engagement across all weekly sessions and cohorts.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=19 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Participant Engagement
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5.83 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.08
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OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome
Timeframe: Immediately after the interventionPopulation: Perinatal fathers who completed at least two weeks of the program and completed the posttest survey.
The 27-item Support Group Social Exchange Scale assesses various types of social exchanges that can occur in support group dynamics, including experiential knowledge, emotional support, humor, and unwanted behavior. We removed three of the five items asking about humor, reducing the number of items to 24. Items statements (e.g., "I shared my personal problems with group members") are rated from 0 (never) to 6 (always). Three items ask participants to rate the number of times they interacted with other participants outside of group meetings, such as by doing favors for and socializing with each other, with ordinal response categories ranging from 0 (0 times) to 4 (10 or more times). Item scores are summed to produce a total score for each participant with a possible range from 0 to 156. Higher scores indicate a more positive perception of group social dynamics, a better outcome.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Support Group Social Exchange Scale
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118.94 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 16.71
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OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome
Timeframe: Immediately after the end of the interventionPopulation: Participants who completed at least two weeks of the DadSpace program and completed the posttest survey.
Fathers rate their overall satisfaction with the utility of each of the eight sessions on a scale from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating more satisfaction. Scores are averaged for an average satisfaction score.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Satisfaction With DadSpace Program
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8.10 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.03
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OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome
Timeframe: Participants completed the workshop environment scale at posttest (time 3).Population: Perinatal fathers who completed at least two weeks of the program and completed the posttest survey.
The Workshop Environment Scale provides a measure of group dynamics and facilitator alliance. Items were adapted to fit the specific program and reduced to 10 questions scaled from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree), with higher scores indicating more positive perceptions of the workshop environment, a better outcome. Item scores were summed to produce a total score with a possible range of 4 to 40.
Outcome measures
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DadSpace Intervention
n=18 Participants
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Workshop Environment Scale
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34.88 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.11
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Adverse Events
DadSpace Intervention
Serious adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Other adverse events
| Measure |
DadSpace Intervention
n=19 participants at risk
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.
DadSpace: A group educational support and mentoring program for perinatal fathers.
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Psychiatric disorders
Thoughts of self-harm with no intervention needed
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5.3%
1/19 • Number of events 1 • Adverse event data were collected during study surveys at mid-intervention (4 weeks), posttest (8 weeks), and follow-up (12 weeks)
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Additional Information
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place