Trial Outcomes & Findings for SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE Program Evaluation (NCT NCT05244421)

Last Updated: 2025-10-01

Results Overview

Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Items measured include: Parenting behavior and interaction with children measured with: 9 items- frequency of engagement in key behaviors (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 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 Higher ratings indicate higher frequency of engagement in parenting behavior and interaction with children, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 9 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 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

444 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

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

Results posted on

2025-10-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Primary Services Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Overall Study STARTED	444
Overall Study COMPLETED	444
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE Program Evaluation

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Primary Services n=444 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	443 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	1 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	37.28 years n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	40 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	404 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	13 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	22 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	58 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	155 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	173 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	14 Participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

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

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=97 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at baseline	3.93 score on scale Standard Deviation .900
Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	4.26 score on scale Standard Deviation .761

PRIMARY outcome

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

Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary and employment support services? Items measured include: Co-parenting behavior measured with: 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 The 11 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 11 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=156 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at baseline	3.23 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.166
Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	3.28 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.171

PRIMARY outcome

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

Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior after completing primary educational employment support services? Items measured include: Father financial behavior measured with: 3 items: yes (1) or no (0) questions for have resume, checking account, savings account (dichotomous) Yes (1) responses indicate financial readiness, so the higher the rating, the better the score.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=234 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 Have saving account-baseline	61 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 Have savings account-follow-up	105 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 Have resume-baseline	56 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 Have resume-follow-up	99 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 Have checking account-baseline	53 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 Have checking account-follow-up	150 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) from baseline to immediately after program completion (8 weeks).

Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational employment support services? Items measured include: Parenting attitudes toward children measured with: 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 The 7 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 7 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=158 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at baseline	4.45 score on scale Standard Deviation .531
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	4.48 score on scale Standard Deviation .535

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: 8336439377

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place