text4FATHER R21: Social Media - Efficacy Trial
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
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
Treatments tested in this trial
- text4FATHER
Treatment groups
180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
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