Gentle Warriors Academy Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

NCT ID: NCT06899100

Last Updated: 2025-11-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 731 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-08-29

Brief Summary

The purpose of this descriptive study is to explore whether there is an association between participation in the Gentle Warriors Academy and improvements in outcomes related to parenting, co-parenting, and parental well-being. Participants are surveyed at program entry, program exit, and 12 months following program enrollment, and changes in participant attitudes and behaviors are assessed over time.

Detailed Description

This study is a descriptive evaluation of the Gentle Warriors Academy program offered to fathers in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Program participants are informed about the study and asked to provide consent to participate in the evaluation of the program. Consenting participants complete surveys at program enrollment, program exit, and 12 months after program enrollment, and survey data is used to determine if the program is associated with short-term and long-term changes in attitudes and behaviors among participants. Changes in parenting attitudes and parental well-being are assessed by comparing survey answers before and after participating in 26 hours of the Next Level Fatherhood primary curriculum. Changes in behaviors related to parenting and co-parenting are assessed from program entry to 12 months post-enrollment.

Conditions

Fathers

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Primary Services

Participants receive 26 hours of Next Level Fatherhood curriculum, 2 hours of child maltreatment workshops, 2 hours of anger management workshops, and 2 hours of optional legitimation workshops. Participants also receive ongoing case management and support services.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Primary Services

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants receive 26 hours of Next Level Fatherhood curriculum, 2 hours of child maltreatment workshops, 2 hours of anger management workshops, and 2 hours of optional legitimation workshops. Participants also receive ongoing case management and support services.

Interventions

Primary Services

Participants receive 26 hours of Next Level Fatherhood curriculum, 2 hours of child maltreatment workshops, 2 hours of anger management workshops, and 2 hours of optional legitimation workshops. Participants also receive ongoing case management and support services.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult (age 18 and older)
• Father/father figure
• With children under age 16
• Reside in Metro Atlanta area

Exclusion Criteria

• Minor (under the age of 18)
• Not a father/father figure
• Children older than 16 years old
• Reside outside of Metro Atlanta area

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Fathers Incorporated

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Midwest Evaluation & Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Matt D Shepherd, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Midwest Evaluation and Research

Locations

Fathers Incorporated

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

#2021/03/42

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id