Social Network Outcomes of a Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women in Rural Uganda

NCT ID: NCT02619305

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

600 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-30

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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The objective of our study is to determine whether a livelihood intervention can change economic and psychosocial outcomes of social network ties and geographically proximate neighbors of impoverished women 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 be social network ties of women receiving 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

Social network tie

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be social network ties of women receiving 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 be social network ties of women receiving no intervention but who 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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Social network tie

Participants will be social network ties of women receiving 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

* Eligibility will be limited to all adults living in Nyakabare Parish (i.e., aged 18 years and older), including emancipated minors. Emancipated minors will be defined as persons living below 18 years of age who are married, are pregnant, live with a biological child in the household, or are responsible for their own livelihood.

Exclusion Criteria

* Persons under the age of 18 (other than emancipated minors as described above) and persons who do not live within Nyakabare Parish will not be permitted to participate.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

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 C Tsai, MD, PhD

Role: primary

617-724-1120

Bernard Kakuhikire, MBA

Role: backup

256-075-250-4030

Other Identifiers

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MH096620-S5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id