A Substance Use Adaptation of Fathering Through Change

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance Use; Parenting
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fathering Through Change

• Registration Number: NCT04532619
• Lead Sponsor: University of Oregon

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized control trial of the Fathering Through Change intervention, delivered via text messaging, to fathers in recovery for substance use disorders.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-27
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-31
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Results First Submitted: 2023-03-20
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-08-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-23
• Results First Posted: 2024-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

• identify as being in recovery
• abstinent from illicit substances for at least 1 day and less than one year at time of enrollment
• parenting responsibilities for a child between the ages of 3-16
• spend at least 2 hours per week with child between ages of 3-16
• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Fathering Through Change	6 weeks of Fathering Through Change videos and 3 individual coaching calls.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
TOPSE: Group Mean Change at 6 Weeks and 4 Months on the Tool of Parenting Self-Efficacy	baseline to 6 weeks and baseline to 4 months	The Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE) consists of 48 self-efficacy statements. There are six self-efficacy statements for each domain and parents indicate how much they agree with each statement by responding to a Likert scale from 0-10 where 0 equates to completely disagree and 10 equates to completely agree. We administered the play, acceptance, and control domains. The overall score (0-10) was computed as the mean of these three sub-scale means. A higher overall score indicates greater self-efficacy.
PPI Harsh: Group Mean Change at 6 Weeks and 4 Months the Parenting Practices Interview Harsh Parenting Subscale	baseline to 6 weeks and baseline to 4 months	The Parenting Practices Interview is a standardized instrument to measure parenting skills. The harsh parenting sub-scale is computed as the average (1-7) of 6 items. Lower scores are more desirable.
PPI Inept: Group Mean Change at 6 Weeks and 4 Months the Parenting Practices Interview Inept Parenting Subscale	baseline to 6 weeks and baseline to 4 months	Parenting Practices Interview is a standardized instrument to measure parenting skills. The inept parenting sub-scale is computed as the average (1-7) of 11 items. Lower scores are more desirable.
PPI Prosocial: Group Mean Change at 6 Weeks and 4 Months the Parenting Practices Interview Prosocial Parenting Subscale	baseline to 6 weeks and baseline to 4 months	Parenting Practices Interview is a standardized instrument to measure parenting skills. The prosocial parenting subscale is computed as the mean of 15 items on all rated on a 1-7 scale. Higher scores are more desirable.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Substance Use: Group Mean Change at 6 Weeks and 4 Months on Any Use in the Last 30 Days	baseline to 6 weeks and baseline to 4 months	Substance use is collected using the Center on Parenting and Opioids substance use questionnaire. We measured substance use as a dichotomous variable: any use of alcohol, cannabis, and illicit substances in the past thirty days.
Substance Use: Group Mean Change at 6 Weeks and 4 Months on Days of Use the Last 30	baseline to 6 weeks and baseline to 4 months	Substance use is collected using the Center on Parenting and Opioids substance use questionnaire. We measured substance use count variable: number of days using of alcohol, cannabis, and illicit substances in the past thirty days.
SDQ: Group Mean Change at 4 Months on Child Behavior	baseline to 4 months	Child behavior as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire overall score. This scale includes twenty-five items rated on a 3-point scale ranging from 0 to 2. There are five subscales each composed of 5 items: emotional regulation, conduct, hyperactivity, peer problems, and prosocial behavior. The prosocial scale was not used for analyses and the twenty items remaining were summed into an overall score (0-40). Higher scores are more desirable.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Willamette Family Treatment Center; 🇺🇸 Eugene, Oregon, United States