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Texting dads: a new way to boost baby and family health?

NCT ID NCT06289101

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether sending twice-weekly text messages to first-time fathers can help them feel more confident and engaged during pregnancy and after birth. Researchers will recruit 180 dads across the U.S. via social media. The texts include tips, videos, and links to resources, starting mid-pregnancy and continuing until the baby is 2 months old.

What this could mean

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Active substance
text4FATHER (behavioral intervention: twice-weekly text messages with resource links and instructions)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that simple text messages help new fathers feel more confident and engaged, potentially improving family health.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study (180 participants) with no control group comparison yet. Results may not apply to all fathers or lead to lasting changes.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 180 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2024

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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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 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 the mother-to-be, including report of any physical, emotional, sexual harm, threatening behaviors, police involvement, restraining or protective order

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Fathers Mobile health Nuclear family

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Johns Hopkins University

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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