Creating Opportunities Through Mentoring, Parenting and Safe Spaces - Democratic Republic of Congo
NCT ID: NCT02384642
Last Updated: 2018-02-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
1633 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-06-30
2016-12-31
Brief Summary
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Groups in North and South Kivu will be randomized so that every group is randomly designated as a group that will either roll out the core intervention or the intervention plus caregiver component. Groups that do not receive the parental intervention during the study will receive the intervention when the study is complete to reduce communal jealousies.
The intervention, the COMPASS program, will involve a structured intervention for girls between the ages of 10-14 that is intended to engage adolescent girls, those who are influential in their lives, service providers and other stakeholders, with the ultimate goal of co-creating environments in which girls are valued and safe. The program is centered on establishing or supporting community-supported safe spaces for girls where they can come and gather among themselves and participate in a structured life-skills curriculum. In addition to the safe spaces for girls, the COMPASS project will also implement structured activities for the parents and caregivers of participants.
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Detailed Description
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The study assessment will employ a mixed methods approach with most data collection occurring at pre-test/baseline and post-intervention, although a qualitative assessment will also be performed at the intervention midpoint as a process indicator. Quantitative survey methods will be used to evaluate attitudes towards a host of topics related to physical and financial assets and health-related behaviors. Survey questions will be administered using Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) and Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI). Quantitative methods will be used to yield statistical measures of the scale of changes in attitudes, skills, and behaviors due to the intervention.
Qualitative methods will include in-depth semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with girls, their family members and mentors, as well as participatory methods with girls to assess topics such as self-esteem, empowerment, and resilience.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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COMPASS
The COMPASS program will involve a structured intervention for girls between the ages of 10-14 that is intended to engage adolescent girls, those who are influential in their lives, service providers and other stakeholders, with the ultimate goal of co-creating environments in which girls are valued and safe. The program is centered on establishing or supporting community-supported safe spaces for girls where they can come and gather among themselves and participate in a structured life-skills curriculum.
COMPASS
COMPASS (Creating Opportunities through Mentoring, Parental involvement and Safe Spaces) is a program for 10-14 year old girls in Eastern DRC. The program is a structured intervention that is intended to engage adolescent girls, through life skills training and establishing or supporting community-supported safe spaces for girls where they can come and gather among themselves and participate in a structured life-skills curriculum.
COMPASS plus parenting
In the COMPASS plus parenting intervention arm, girls will receive the COMPASS intervention, and In addition to the safe spaces for girls, the COMPASS project will also implement structured activities for the parents and caregivers of participants. The study will examine the relative impact of the parenting initiative in addition to the program for adolescent girls. The study will seek to determine whether the structured intervention with girls' parents has an added impact on outcomes improve girls' safety and well-being.
COMPASS plus parenting
The COMPASS plus parenting intervention is the core COMPASS intervention, plus activities for the parents and caregivers of participants.
Interventions
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COMPASS
COMPASS (Creating Opportunities through Mentoring, Parental involvement and Safe Spaces) is a program for 10-14 year old girls in Eastern DRC. The program is a structured intervention that is intended to engage adolescent girls, through life skills training and establishing or supporting community-supported safe spaces for girls where they can come and gather among themselves and participate in a structured life-skills curriculum.
COMPASS plus parenting
The COMPASS plus parenting intervention is the core COMPASS intervention, plus activities for the parents and caregivers of participants.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* aged 10-14
* give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
10 Years
14 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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International Rescue Committee
OTHER
Department for International Development, United Kingdom
OTHER_GOV
Columbia University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lindsay Stark
Associate Professor of Population and Family Health
Principal Investigators
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Lindsay Stark
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Associate Professor of Population and Family Health
Locations
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International Rescue Commitee
New York, New York, United States
Countries
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References
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Seff I, Falb K, Yu G, Landis D, Stark L. Gender-equitable caregiver attitudes and education and safety of adolescent girls in South Kivu, DRC: A secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2021 Sep 28;18(9):e1003619. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003619. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Stark L, Seff I, Asghar K, Roth D, Bakamore T, MacRae M, Fanton D'Andon C, Falb KL. Building caregivers' emotional, parental and social support skills to prevent violence against adolescent girls: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in Democratic Republic of Congo. BMJ Glob Health. 2018 Oct 19;3(5):e000824. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000824. eCollection 2018.
Stark L, Seff I, Assezenew A, Eoomkham J, Falb K, Ssewamala FM. Effects of a Social Empowerment Intervention on Economic Vulnerability for Adolescent Refugee Girls in Ethiopia. J Adolesc Health. 2018 Jan;62(1S):S15-S20. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.06.014.
Falb KL, Tanner S, Ward L, Erksine D, Noble E, Assazenew A, Bakomere T, Graybill E, Lowry C, Mallinga P, Neiman A, Poulton C, Robinette K, Sommer M, Stark L. Creating opportunities through mentorship, parental involvement, and safe spaces (COMPASS) program: multi-country study protocol to protect girls from violence in humanitarian settings. BMC Public Health. 2016 Mar 5;16:231. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2894-3.
Other Identifiers
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AAAO6612
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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