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Protocol for the SUPPORTED study: a Danish multicentre complex intervention for first-time fathers of preterm infants.
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Strengthening First-time Fathers' Engagement in Early Parenthood When Having a Preterm Infant - The SUPPORTED Study.
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introductionFathers of preterm infants wish to be actively involved and attentive in caring for their children. The positive impacts of paternal caregiving on preterm infants' cognitive and social development have been recognised. Awareness of the need to support fathers during early parenthood is increasing, but fathers may feel excluded when their infants are in the neonatal intensive care unit. Here, we present the protocol for a study involving the development and national implementation of a complex intervention supporting first-time fathers of preterm infants in early parenthood. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The study adheres to the Medical Research Council framework for complex interventions. A multicentre, prospective, non-blinded, quasi-experimental design will be applied to evaluate the effect of a clinical and technology-based intervention targeting both nurses and the fathers. Outcomes from participants enrolled during the control (2023-2024) and intervention (2025-2026) periods, comprising 295 fathers and their partners, will be compared. Effects on parental confidence, stress, depression and mood and family and reflective functioning as well as infants' emotional and social development will be assessed. A comprehensive process evaluation will be applied using both qualitative and quantitative methods. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been registered at Clinicaltrials.org [no. NCT0 6 116 747 (The SUPPORTED study - First-time Fathers of Preterm Infants), approved on 3 November 2023]. The Danish Data Protection Agency has approved the study (P-2022-792). The findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT06116747.
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