text4FATHER R21: Social Media - Efficacy Trial

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

text4FATHER

Clinical Study ID

NCT06289101

IRB00422008

R21HD112617

Ages > 18
All Genders
Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

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

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

Aged ≥18 years
Live in the U.S.
Speak English
Mother gestational age at enrollment less than 25 weeks
First-time father-to-be
Willing/able to receive texts.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Individuals who are minors
Do not speak English
Unable to provide informed consent
Not a first-time father
Not willing/unable to receive texts
In the past 12 months, any safety concern reported between father-to-be and themother-to-be, including report of any physical, emotional, sexual harm, threateningbehaviors, police involvement, restraining or protective order

Study Design

text4FATHER

September 10, 2024

June 30, 2027

Study Description

Father engagement in the prenatal and infant periods is associated with improved infant outcomes (e.g., physical, social and emotional health and development), and mother and father well-being. However, this key window of opportunity has been insufficiently leveraged to promote father engagement, especially, first-time fathers-to-be.

text4FATHER, a multi-modal text messaging program, is designed to increase first-time fathers' knowledge, self-efficacy, and behavioral engagement. text4FATHER sends texts twice-weekly to fathers with threaded content to support infant, partner, and father well-being including resource weblinks to support behavior change from mid-pregnancy through 2 months postnatally. Text content was developed using formative research and feedback from the target population, consensus building with experts, and an evidence-based review.

Connect with a study center

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
United States
Active - Recruiting

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