Trial Outcomes & Findings for All in Dads! Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation (NCT NCT05194020)

NCT ID: NCT05194020

Last Updated: 2025-09-15

Results Overview

1A) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? 7 items engage w/child measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1. The scale was 1-5 and as follows: 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 1 item- frequency reach out to children (categories, 4-point scale); Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #2 1=Every day or almost every day, 2=One to three times a week, 3=One to three times in the past month, 4=Never in the past month 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 4.5, minimum score of 1.0

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

731 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Change in mean from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children) to mean at 12 months from enrollment.

Results posted on

2025-09-15

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Primary Services
Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Overall Study
STARTED
720
Overall Study
Baseline Survey Completion
697
Overall Study
Post Program Survey Completion
504
Overall Study
12-Month Follow-Up Survey Completion
532
Overall Study
COMPLETED
720
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

All in Dads! Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Primary Services
n=720 Participants
Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
718 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
36.30 years
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
720 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
43 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
662 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
524 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
127 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
57 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
720 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change in mean from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children) to mean at 12 months from enrollment.

Population: 248 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.

1A) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? 7 items engage w/child measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1. The scale was 1-5 and as follows: 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 1 item- frequency reach out to children (categories, 4-point scale); Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #2 1=Every day or almost every day, 2=One to three times a week, 3=One to three times in the past month, 4=Never in the past month 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 4.5, minimum score of 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Primary Services
n=248 Participants
Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1
Mean at baseline
3.96 total score
Standard Deviation .87
Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1
Mean at follow-up
4.12 total score
Standard Deviation .87

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior at 12 months from enrollment.

Population: 468 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.

2\) Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Co-parenting behavior: 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 Individually, for five items, the higher the score the better. Six items are reverse scored, the lower the rating, the better the score. The construct is created by adding all scores together and dividing by 11. The higher the score on a scale of 1-5, the better the outcome. The lower the score, the worse the outcome.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Primary Services
n=468 Participants
Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1
Mean at Baseline
3.30 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.17
Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1
Mean at Follow-Up
3.39 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.07

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in father financial behavior at 12 months from enrollment.

Population: 507 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.

3\) Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Father financial behavior: 2 items: yes or no questions for have resume, checking/savings accounts (dichotomous) Numbers reported in the results are counts of yes (participant has a checking account and participant has a savings account).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Primary Services
n=507 Participants
Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1
Number of participants with checking account at baseline
356 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1
Number of participants with checking account at 12-month follow-up
432 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1
Number of participants with savings account at baseline
278 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1
Number of participants with savings account at 12-month follow-up
352 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) from enrollment to completion of the program (post-survey).

Population: 331 participants responded to at least 80% of the items in this measure.

4\) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Parenting attitudes (toward children) 7 items: frequency of key attitudes (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitudes Scale #1 as: 1. Always 2. Often 3. Sometimes 4. Rarely 5. Never A construct is created by adding the score of the 7 items together and dividing by 7. Maximum score=5 (7\*5/7), minimum score=1.0 (1\*7/7)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Primary Services
n=331 Participants
Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Participants receive 16 hours of Father Factor curricula, 4 hours of The New Playbook curricula, 4 hours of Money Smart curricula over the course of five weeks. Participants also receive on-going job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1
Mean at Baseline
4.56 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .44
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1
Mean at Post-Program Survey
4.59 score on a scale
Standard Deviation .41

Adverse Events

Primary Services

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Matthew Shepherd

Midwest Evaluation and Research

Phone: 833-643-9377

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place