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text4FATHER R21: Social Media - Efficacy Trial

ConditionsFathersMobile HealthNuclear Family
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorJohns Hopkins University

About this trial

This project will be the first to examine the efficacy of a text messaging intervention designed to recruit first-time fathers-to-be using social media across the U.S. to become involved during pregnancy through two months of postnatal age to support infant, mother, and father well-being.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Aged ≥18 years

Live in the U.S.

Speak English

Mother gestational age at enrollment less than 25 weeks

Disqualifiers

Individuals who are minors

Do not speak English

Unable to provide informed consent

Not a first-time father

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • text4FATHER

    Behavioral

    Receipt of twice-weekly texts that include resource links and instructions to support behavior change (e.g., videos, infographics) and start mid-pregnancy and continuing through 2 months of age.

Treatment groups

180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: text4FATHERExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Usual careNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Self-efficacy as assessed by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)

Self-report measure with higher score indicating greater confidence in overall parenting skills. This measure is scaled with range from 1 (low) to 6 (high). Mean range 1-6.

Time frame
Baseline and 7 months
2

Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS)

Self-report measure with higher score indicating greater confidence in infant care behaviors. This measure is scaled with range from 0 (no, hardly ever) to 3 (yes, most times). Mean range 0-3.

Time frame
Baseline and 7 months
3

Father Engagement Scale (FES)

Self-report measure with higher score indicating greater degree of father engagement in infant care activities. This measure is scaled with range from 0 (never) to 4 (every day or almost every day). Mean range 0-4.

Time frame
Baseline and 7 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Johns Hopkins University

Lead sponsor

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborator

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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