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Improving Outcomes Through Fatherhood Engagement

This study, called "A Regional Partnership to Improve Outcomes Through Fatherhood Engagement," is for fathers in the Bronx and nearby communities who are at risk of substance misuse. It aims to improve child well-being. You could be eligible if you are a father aged 18 or older, speak English or Spanish, have a child under 18, and someone in your family has a risk of substance use. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive usual services or enhanced services. These enhanced services include Motivational Enhancement (a way to build motivation for change), the HERO Dads Fatherhood Program (which includes parenting and employment education), Contingency Management (to help with attendance and abstinence), and Case Management (for connecting to resources). The study will measure child well-being at the beginning and again after six months. The current status of the study is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 240 men. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either usual services or enhanced services.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Child well-being will be measured at the beginning of the study and again at a 6-month follow-up.

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NCT05562557

A Regional Partnership to Improve Outcomes Through Fatherhood Engagement

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Montefiore Medical Center
~240 participants
Updated 2026-03-24 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Motivational EnhancementHERO Dads Fatherhood ProgramContingency ManagementCase Management

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Child well-being
Measured over Baseline and 6 Month followup

Conditions

Substance Use
Child Abuse
Child Neglect
Fathers
Father-Child Relations

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
New York1

Study leadership

  • Scott Wetzler, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Montefiore Medical Center

Who to contact

Anita Jose, PhD
[email protected]
718-401-5060
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

is a custodial or non-custodial father
speaks English or Spanish
has at least one child under the age of 18,
someone in the family is identified as at-risk for substance use through: self-report of illicit substance use in the family, the presence of an SUD diagnosis in the family, a clinician/provider identified substance use risk, or the presence of a substance-related indicated child welfare allegation in the family

Exclusion

The placement of all children in the family in foster care

What this trial measures

  • Child well-beingBaseline and 6 Month followup

    Child well-being will be assessed by the Child Behavior Checklist. This is a standardized self-report measure widely used in the measure of child behavior and child well-being. Separate forms are used for children aged 1.5-5, and 6-18. The questionnaire is completed by the caregiver using a series of Likert scales (0=absent, 1=sometimes, 2=often occurs). There are 113 questions, measuring a series of internalizing (e.g., anxious/ depressed, depressed, somatic complaints) and externalizing (e.g., attention problems, rule-breaking behavior, aggression) symptoms over the prior 6-months. Raw scores are standardized into t-scores, with elevated scores reflecting greater symptomatology when compared to a gender and aged normed population.