text4FATHER R21: Social Media

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-10

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

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This project will be the first to examine the efficacy of a text messaging intervention designed to recruit first-time fathers-to-be using social media across the U.S. to become involved during pregnancy through two months of postnatal age to support infant, mother, and father well-being.

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Detailed Description

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Father engagement in the prenatal and infant periods is associated with improved infant outcomes (e.g., physical, social and emotional health and development), and mother and father well-being. However, this key window of opportunity has been insufficiently leveraged to promote father engagement, especially, first-time fathers-to-be.

text4FATHER, a multi-modal text messaging program, is designed to increase first-time fathers' knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavioral engagement. text4FATHER sends texts twice-weekly to fathers with threaded content to support infant, partner, and father well-being including resource weblinks to support behavior change from mid-pregnancy through 2 months postnatally. Text content was developed using formative research and feedback from the target population, consensus building with experts, and an evidence-based review.

Conditions

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Fathers Mobile Health Nuclear Family

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

2 groups will be enrolled and randomized to receipt or not receipt of the intervention.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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text4FATHER

Receipt of twice-weekly texts that include resource links and instructions to support behavior change (e.g., videos, infographics) and start mid-pregnancy and continuing through 2 months of baby's age.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

text4FATHER

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Receipt of twice-weekly texts that include resource links and instructions to support behavior change (e.g., videos, infographics) and start mid-pregnancy and continuing through 2 months of age.

Usual care

Usual care that is consistent with typical maternity care in involving fathers-to-be.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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text4FATHER

Receipt of twice-weekly texts that include resource links and instructions to support behavior change (e.g., videos, infographics) and start mid-pregnancy and continuing through 2 months of age.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged ≥18 years
* Live in the U.S.
* Speak English
* Mother gestational age at enrollment less than 25 weeks
* First-time father-to-be
* Willing/able to receive texts.

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who are minors
* Do not speak English
* Unable to provide informed consent
* Not a first-time father
* Not willing/unable to receive texts
* In the past 12 months, any safety concern reported between father-to-be and the mother-to-be, including report of any physical, emotional, sexual harm, threatening behaviors, police involvement, restraining or protective order

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes