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Enhancing Father's Ability to Support Their Preschool Child

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified May 2011 by Queens College, The City University of New York.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
State University of New York at Buffalo
Information provided by:
Queens College, The City University of New York
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01395238
First received: May 23, 2011
Last updated: July 14, 2011
Last verified: May 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

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.


Condition Intervention Phase
Fathers
Parenting
High-risk
Child Maltreatment
Prevention
 Behavioral: Fathers Supporting Success in preschoolers
 Phase 1
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Enhancing Father's Ability to Support Their Preschool Child

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Queens College, The City University of New York:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Parenting Behavior Checklist [ Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Reporting change in parenting behavior from baseline to immediately after intervention

  • Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory [ Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Reporting change in child behavior from baseline to immediately after intervention


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale [ Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Reporting change in paternal depression from baseline to immediately after intervention

  • Parent Cognition Scale [ Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Measurement of parents cognitions regarding children behavior. reporting change in parental cognitions from baseline to immediatley after intervention

  • Preschool Language Scales [ Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Assessment of child langauge skills. reporting changes in children's language from baseline to immediatley after intervention

  • Developing Skills Checklist [ Time Frame: post treatment (8 weeks after start of treatment ) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Assessment of early literacy skills. Reporting changes in children's literacy skills from baseline to immediately after treatment


Estimated Enrollment: 125
Study Start Date: September 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date: August 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Wait-List Group
Experimental: Parenting Group
Experimental Condition. Group-based, 8 weekly sessions/2 hours per week.
 Behavioral: Fathers Supporting Success in preschoolers
Group-based, 8 weekly session for 2.0 hours/week.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

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)
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01395238

Contacts
Contact: Anil Chacko, PhD 718-997-3237 anil.chacko@qc.cuny.edu

Locations
United States, New York
Queens College Recruiting
Flushing, New York, United States, 11367
Contact: Anil Chacko, PhD     718-997-3237     anil.chacko@qc.cuny.edu    
Principal Investigator: Anil Chacko, phD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Queens College, The City University of New York
State University of New York at Buffalo
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Anil Chacko, PhD Queens College, CUNY
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Anil Chacko, Queens College, CUNY
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01395238     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 1U01CE001653
Study First Received: May 23, 2011
Last Updated: July 14, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Keywords provided by Queens College, The City University of New York:
fathers
parenting
high-risk
child maltreatment
prevention

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013