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Clinical Trials/NCT02619227
NCT02619227
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A Livelihood Intervention for Impoverished Women in Rural Uganda: Randomized Controlled Trial

Massachusetts General Hospital1 site in 1 country92 target enrollmentNovember 2015
ConditionsIndigency

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Indigency
Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Enrollment
92
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Household Food Insecurity Access Scale
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

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

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
November 2015
End Date
December 2016
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Alexander Tsai

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Massachusetts General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

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

  • 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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Household Food Insecurity Access Scale

Time Frame: 12 months

Scale items range from 0 (never) to 3 (more than 10 days in the past month)

Hopkins Symptom Checklist Scale

Time Frame: 12 months

Scale items range from 1 (not at all) to 4 (very much)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Intimate Partner Violence Scale(12 months)
  • Social Integration Scale(12 months)
  • Social Capital Scale(12 months)
  • Self-Reported Health Scale(12 months)
  • Norms about Intimate Partner Violence Scale(12 months)
  • Decision Making Power Scale(12 months)

Study Sites (1)

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