Raising outcomes in primary education, a cluster randomised trial in rural Guinea Bissau

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Primary education; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN67389010
• Lead Sponsor: Effective Intervention

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-12-20
• Study Start: 2018-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 6 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2100

Inclusion Criteria

Participating clusters were selected from a list with all villages in these districts trying to maximise the number of children enrolled as far as these villages had less than 400 households and were more than 9 km apart (to avoid contamination). They are a representative sample of the villages accessible by land with total households between 44 and 256 (approximately 270 to 1500 inhabitants).

A child is considered eligible for the trial if s/he satisfies the following criteria:
1. S/he was born between January 2007 and September 2008
2. S/he is resident in eligible villages
3. S/he does not have serious conditions that may impair learning
4. Parents give the consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Children who were not resident in the trial villages or outside of the age group

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified