Enhancing Father's Ability to Support Their Preschool Child

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Child Maltreatment; Prevention; Parenting; High-risk; Fathers
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fathers Supporting Success in preschoolers

• Registration Number: NCT01395238
• Lead Sponsor: Queens College, The City University of New York

Brief Summary

This study focuses on the development of the Fathers Supporting Success in Preschoolers (FSSP) Program, which combines evidence-based parenting interventions with Dialogic Reading to engage fathers in and improve parenting and child behavior.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-09
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-14
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-08
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 125

Inclusion Criteria

• Male Guardian
• Child enrolled in partnering Head Start site

Exclusion Criteria

• Mental Health issues that prohibit involvement in group-based prevention study (e.g., psychosis)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Parenting Group	Fathers Supporting Success in preschoolers	Experimental Condition. Group-based, 8 weekly sessions/2 hours per week.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting Behavior Checklist	post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )	Reporting change in parenting behavior from baseline to immediately after intervention
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory	post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )	Reporting change in child behavior from baseline to immediately after intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent Cognition Scale	post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )	Measurement of parents cognitions regarding children behavior. reporting change in parental cognitions from baseline to immediatley after intervention
Developing Skills Checklist	post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )	Assessment of early literacy skills. Reporting changes in children's literacy skills from baseline to immediately after treatment
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale	post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )	Reporting change in paternal depression from baseline to immediately after intervention
Preschool Language Scales	post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment )	Assessment of child langauge skills. reporting changes in children's language from baseline to immediatley after intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Queens College; 🇺🇸 Flushing, New York, United States