A Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women in Rural Uganda

NCT ID: NCT02619227

Last Updated: 2015-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

92 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-30

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can improve economic and psychosocial wellbeing in rural Uganda.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Indigency

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Immediate treatment

Participants will receive a livelihood intervention package consisting of a orientation and training and a loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Livelihood intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive a livelihood intervention package consisting of a orientation and training and a loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises.

Delayed treatment

Participants will receive no intervention but will be placed on a waitlist to receive the intervention after a 12-month delay.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Livelihood intervention

Participants will receive a livelihood intervention package consisting of a orientation and training and a loan package of chickens and associated implements to create poultry microenterprises.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who live with at least one child under the age of 5 in the same household
* Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who agree to participate in the livelihood intervention training program
* Women aged 18-60 years (or emancipated minors aged 16-17 years) who agree to participate in study data collection

Exclusion Criteria

* Men
* Women who do not live in Nyakabare Parish
* Women under 18 years of age (if not emancipated minors) or older than 60 years of age
* Women who do not live with at least one child under the age of 5 in the same household
* Women who decline to participate in the livelihood intervention training program
* Women who decline to participate in study data collection
* Women who live in the same household as another study participant
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Mbarara University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alexander Tsai

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alexander C Tsai, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Bernard Kakuhikire, MBA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Locations

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Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Mbarara, , Uganda

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Uganda

Central Contacts

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Alexander C Tsai, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

617-724-1120

Bernard Kakuhikire, MBA

Role: CONTACT

256-075-250-4030

Facility Contacts

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Alexander Tsai, MD, PhD

Role: primary

617-724-1120

Bernard Kakuhikire, MBA

Role: backup

256-075-250-4030

References

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Weil AA, Debela MD, Muyanja DM, Kakuhikire B, Baguma C, Bangsberg DR, Tsai AC, Lai PS. Gut carriage of antimicrobial resistance genes in women exposed to small-scale poultry farms in rural Uganda: A feasibility study. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 11;15(6):e0229699. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229699. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32525954 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MH096620-S3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id