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NCT05063448

DadSpace: Increasing Community Support Resources for Perinatal Fathers

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 2 December 2025
What this trial tests

NA trial testing DadSpace in Paternal Behavior in 20 participants. Completed in 31 December 2022.

Timeline
6 August 2021
Primary endpoint
31 December 2022
31 December 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsorColorado State University
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposeprevention
Enrollment20
Start date6 August 2021
Primary completion31 December 2022
Estimated completion31 December 2022
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Colorado State University

Who can join

18 and older, male only, with Paternal Behavior or Father-Child Relations. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Change in Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

This 19-item abbreviated version of the inventory assesses accurate knowledge of infant development. The first 11 items are rated as true or false and include questions such as "Babies may cry for 20-30 minutes at a time, no matter how much you try to comfort them" and "Some parents do not bond until their baby starts to smile and look at them." An additional 6 items ask parents to rate whether they think babies can do something at the age listed in the item or whether the developmental task (e.g., "Six-month-olds know what 'no' means.") occurs in younger or older children. Two additional item

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention77.78± 10.3
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention81.87± 6.56
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention67.25± 13.70
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention78.95± 11.43
Change in Self-Perceptions of the Parental Role-Competence Scale Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

A 6-item measure of feelings of efficacy/competence in the parental role. Items are weighted on a range from 1 to 4, with higher scores indicating higher confidence in the parental role, a better outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 4 to 24.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention17.18± 3.57
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention18.39± 3.24
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention18.89± 3.12
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention19.33± 3.70
Change in Social Network Questionnaire-Satisfaction Scale Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

7 yes/no items on satisfaction with the support received from one's social network. More "yes" answers indicates lower satisfaction with the social network, a worse outcome. Scores are reverse-scored and totaled with a possible range from 0 to 7 so that higher scores indicate more satisfaction.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention4.56± 2.23
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention4.72± 2.32
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention4.67± 2.38
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention4.80± 2.37
Change in Role Conflict Scale Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

2 subscales that assess work conflict with family life, family life conflict with work, and work-family balance. Item values range from 1 to 6. Higher scores indicate a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range of 8 to 48.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention21.50± 7.22
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention21.00± 7.98
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention22.22± 7.47
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention20.80± 8.81
Change in Perceived Stress Scale Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

10 items related to anxiety, stress, and coping with upsets. Items values range from 0 to 4 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 to 40.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention16.66± 5.48
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention15.61± 6.12
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention16.50± 7.21
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention17.00± 5.84
Change in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

10 items that measure core features of postnatal depression. Item values range from 0 to 3 with a higher score indicating higher depressive symptoms, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 30.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention7.17± 6.19
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention6.39± 5.45
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention7.22± 5.82
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention7.67± 5.07
Change in Spielberger State Anxiety Scale (Short Form) Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

10 items assessing feelings of upset and anxiety versus contentment at the present time. Item values range from 1 to 4 with a higher score indicating higher state anxiety, a worse outcome. Scores are totaled with a total possible range from 6 to 24.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention11.33± 4.52
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention10.89± 4.44
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention11.94± 3.99
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention11.47± 4.21
Change in Coparenting Relationship Scale - Brief Primary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

13 items assessing coparent collaboration versus conflict related to child rearing. Items values range from 0 to 6 with higher scores indicating a better coparenting relationship. Items are totaled with a possible range from 0 - 72.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention51.83± 5.51
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention51.94± 7.95
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention51.00± 8.19
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention51.00± 7.67
Change in Pearlin Mastery Scale Secondary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

7-item measure of general self-efficacy versus helplessness. Item values range from 1 to 6 with higher scores indicating worse self-efficacy. Scores are totaled with a total possible range from 6 to 42.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention33.83± 5.96
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention33.11± 6.72
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention31.94± 7.71
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention30.87± 7.99
Change in Paternal Postnatal Attachment Scale Secondary · Every 4 weeks up to 16 weeks, including pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up

Assesses fathers' positive feelings versus lack of enjoyment with the baby. Item values have been revised from the original scale to range from 1 to 6 with higher scores indicating more positive feelings toward the baby. Scores are totaled with a possible range from 19 to 114.

Baseline
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention101.20± 11.86
Mid-intervention
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention92.53± 18.89
Posttest
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention93.44± 16.44
Follow-up
GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention92.50± 15.64
Attendance Secondary · Measured across the 8 weeks of intervention delivery with one session offered per week.

Number of total sessions attended by participants (dosage)

GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention6.56± 1.72
Facilitator Fidelity to Protocol Secondary · Measured across the 8 weeks of intervention delivery

A checklist of intervention items completed by the facilitator to identify adherence to the intervention protocol.

GroupValue95% CI
DadSpace Intervention9279 – 100

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Adverse event data were collected during study surveys at mid-intervention (4 weeks), posttest (8 weeks), and follow-up (12 weeks). Reporting threshold: 5%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

DadSpace Intervention
Serious: 0/19 (0%)
Deaths: 0/19
Other adverse events (1 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemDadSpace Intervention
Thoughts of self-harm with no intervention neededPsychiatric disorders

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05063448 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The project is aimed at meeting the support needs of community fathers who are expecting a baby or who have recently had a baby. This work is being conducted in conjunction with community partners through The Women's Clinic of Northern Colorado (WCNC). Researchers and WCNC staff will work together to develop and implement programs for prenatal and postpartum fathers. Participants will be invited to a group mentoring program and also will be provided access to supplementary educational podcasts focused on topics relevant to prenatal and postpartum fathers. The investigators are seeking to understand what participants like and don't like about the program and how participation in the program affects participants' stress, well-being, and parenting.

Publications & conference data

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