Trial Outcomes & Findings for Gentle Warriors Academy Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation (NCT NCT06899100)

Last Updated: 2025-11-05

Results Overview

Will participants report significantly healthier parenting attitudes after completing primary workshops, as compared to responses at program enrollment? Items measured include: Parenting attitudes measured with: 7 items - frequency of feelings about participant's youngest child (categorical, 5-point scale) Measured on the parenting attitudes scale #1 as: 1 = always, 2 = often, 3 = sometimes, 4 = rarely, 5 = never The construct is created by adding all 7 scores together and dividing by 7. The higher the score on a scale of 1-5, the better the outcome. The lower the score, the worse the outcome. Maximum score: 5.0, minimum score: 1.0

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

Target enrollment

731 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline and program exit at 10 weeks post-enrollment

Results posted on

2025-11-05

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	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. 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.
Overall Study STARTED	731
Overall Study COMPLETED	731
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Gentle Warriors Academy Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Primary Services n=731 Participants 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. 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.
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=15 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	730 Participants n=15 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	1 Participants n=15 Participants
Age, Continuous	33.87 years n=15 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	0 Participants n=15 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	731 Participants n=15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	29 Participants n=15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	0 Participants n=15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7 Participants n=15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	666 Participants n=15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	29 Participants n=15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	0 Participants n=15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	0 Participants n=15 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and program exit at 10 weeks post-enrollment

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=288 Participants 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. 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.
1) Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at baseline	4.66 score on scale Standard Deviation .351
1) Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at program exit at 10 weeks post-enrollment	4.656 score on scale Standard Deviation .346

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Time frame: change from baseline in parenting behaviors (interactions with child) from enrollment to 1 year post-enrollment.

Will participants report significantly healthier parenting behavior one year after enrolling in the program, as compared to responses at baseline? Items measured include: Parenting behavior measured with: 11 items - frequency of key behaviors with participant's youngest child (categorical, 5-point scale) Measured on the 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 higher the rating, the better the score. The construct is created by adding all 11 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. maximum score: 5.0, minimum score: 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=123 Participants 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. 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.
2) Healthy Parenting Behaviors Measurement #1 mean at baseline	3.85 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.03
2) Healthy Parenting Behaviors Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	3.94 score on scale Standard Deviation 0.93

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline in co-parenting behaviors (interactions with co-parent) from enrollment to 1 year post-enrollment.

Will participants report significantly healthier co-parenting behavior one year after enrolling in the program, as compared to responses at baseline? Items measured include: 11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (categorical, 5-point scale) Measured on the co-parenting behavior scale #1 as: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree 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=442 Participants 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. 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.
3) Healthy Co-parenting Behaviors Measurement #1 mean at baseline	2.90 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.10
3) Healthy Co-parenting Behaviors Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	2.94 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.00

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: change from baseline in parental wellbeing (feelings about parenting) from enrollment to program exit (10 weeks).

Will participants report significantly higher parental wellbeing after completing primary workshops, as compared to responses at program enrollment? 1 item: frequency of feeling overwhelmed by parenting responsibilities (categorical, 4-point scale) 1 = never, 2 = hardly ever, 3 = sometimes, 4 = often The lower the number, the better the score. Maximum score=4.0, minimum score=1

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=129 Participants 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. 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.
4) Parent Wellbeing Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	3.02 score on scale Standard Deviation 0.97
4) Parent Wellbeing Measurement #1 mean at baseline	2.74 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.06

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