Trial Outcomes & Findings for Goodwill of Central Texas: Fatherhood Works Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation (NCT NCT05292963)

Last Updated: 2025-10-01

Results Overview

1a) Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Items measured include: 1 item: frequency reaching out to children (categories, 5-point scale) 7 items: frequency engaging 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 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 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

395 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Change from baseline in parenting behavior (interaction with child) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up

Results posted on

2025-10-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Fatherhood Works Program Delivered In-person Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training. Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants: Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
Overall Study STARTED	395
Overall Study COMPLETED	395
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Goodwill of Central Texas: Fatherhood Works Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Fatherhood Works Program Delivered In-person n=395 Participants Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training. Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants: Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	392 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	3 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	35.6 years n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	190 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	205 Participants n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino	130 Participants n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino	261 Participants n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	4 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	16 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	4 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	225 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	126 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	16 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	0 Participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in parenting behavior (interaction with child) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Fatherhood Works Program Delivered In-person n=169 Participants Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training. Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants: Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at baseline	4.23 score on scale Standard Deviation .656
Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	4.34 score on scale Standard Deviation .629

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up

2\) Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Items measured include: 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 For 6 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 5 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score. The 11 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.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Fatherhood Works Program Delivered In-person n=135 Participants Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training. Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants: Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at baseline	3.682 scale on score Standard Deviation .837
Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	3.64 scale on score Standard Deviation .818

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in parenting attitudes (attitudes toward child) from enrollment to immediately after program completion (7 weeks).

Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary educational services and employment support services? Items measured include: Parenting attitudes measured with: 7 items - frequency of key parenting attitudes toward children (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitude Scale #1 as: 1 = Always, 2 = Often, 3= Sometimes, 4 = Rarely, 5 = Never For 3 items, the lower the rating, the better the score. 4 items are reverse coded, with a higher rating indicating a better score. 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 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Fatherhood Works Program Delivered In-person n=165 Participants Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training. Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants: Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at baseline	4.52 score on scale Standard Deviation .430
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	4.55 score on scale Standard Deviation .365

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Time frame: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior (interaction with co-parent) from enrollment to 12-month follow-up.

Items measured include: 5 items: level of agreement with attitudes related to job searching Measured on the Healthy Employment Attitude Scale as: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3= Neutral, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree The 5 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 5 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	Fatherhood Works Program Delivered In-person n=173 Participants Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training. Intervention #1: Fatherhood Works Program Delivered to Participants: Participants receive 26 hours of Nurturing Fathers curriculum, delivered in person. Participants also receive employment supports, case management, and financial literacy training.
Healthy Employment Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at baseline	4.42 score on scale Standard Deviation .771
Healthy Employment Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	4.42 score on scale Standard Deviation .683

Adverse Events

Fatherhood Works Program Delivered In-person

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