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Randomized Controlled Trial of Prenatal Coparenting Intervention for African American Fragile Families

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2021

276 participants

Abstract

This R01 tests through RCT methodology efficacy of a new intervention designed specifically to aid development of positive coparenting alliances between at-risk (unmarried, uncoupled, low income) African American mothers and fathers having a first baby together.

Conditions: Parenting.

Primary outcome: System for Coding Interactions in Dyads (SCID) Positive Communication Patterns; System for Coding Interactions in Dyads (SCID) Negative Communication Patterns; System for Coding Interactions in Dyads (SCID) Positive Communication Patterns; System for Coding Interactions in Dyads (SCID) Negative Communication Patterns; Coparenting and Family Rating Scale (CFRS) Coparent Solidarity/Family Harmony; Coparenting and Family Rating Scale (CFRS) Coparent Negativity/Hostility & Competitiveness; Coparenting and Family Rating Scale (CFRS) Coparent Solidarity/Family Harmony; Coparenting and Family Rating Scale (CFRS) Coparent Negativity/Hostility & Competitiveness; Perceived Coparenting Solidarity as Measured by Parenting Alliance Measure (PAM) Communication Subscale; Perceived Coparenting Solidarity as Measured by Parenting Alliance Measure (PAM) Respect Subscale; Intimate Partner Violence as Assessed by the Psychological Aggression Scale of the Revised-Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2; Straus et al., 1996).; Infant Socio-emotional Competencies as Assessed by the Negative Emotionality Scale of the Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA; Carter & Briggs-Gowan, 2006); Infant…

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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 276 participants or records.

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