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2024-05-06 @ 7:05 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 2:59 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05882097
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2023-08-31
First Post:
2023-05-11
Brief Title:
Transform Randomised Control Trial in Uganda
Sponsor:
International Care Ministries Philippines
Organization:
International Care Ministries Philippines
Study Overview
Official Title:
Transform Randomised Control Trial in Uganda
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2023-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
In recent decades the poverty rate in Uganda decreased by more than half from 56 in 19921993 to 214 in 20192020 However Uganda remains as one of the poorest countries in the world Recognising that poverty is a multifaceted issue International Care Ministries ICM a non-profit organisation implements a program called Transform to target households living in poverty from 3 dimensions values livelihood and health ICM first started the Transform program in the Philippines and recently expanded to Uganda and Guatemala The program includes 15 sessions and delivers them to the participants during the course of a 4-month period Previously three randomised control trials found positive impacts of Transform on certain poverty indicators in the Philippines Although positive impacts were found in the Philippines the effectiveness of Transform in Uganda is unknown
Detailed Description:
International Care Ministries ICM is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to reduce the burden of extreme poverty ICM focused its work in the Philippines for more than 30 years and recently expanded to Uganda and Guatemala The core poverty alleviation program at ICM is called Transform Transform focuses on improving values health and livelihood through a 15-week program 1 lesson per week ICM has conducted three randomized controlled trials RCT in the Philippines This RCT was designed in response to the expansion of ICMs work in Uganda Realising the poverty issue that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic ICM implemented its first Transform program in Uganda in 2020 As of May 2023 more than 210 communities and 5921 participants received the Transform program in the regions of Kiboga and Kyankwanzi Despite the fact that previous RCTs found a positive impact of Transform on certain poverty indicators in the Philippines the effectiveness of Transform is not known in another context The Philippines and Uganda are vastly different in terms of their economies cultures and demographics This study builds on the previous RCTs and aims to evaluate the Transform program on measures of economic outcomes social capital health hope and spiritual well-being in a different context Whether there will be similar results in Uganda will deepen perspectives in the universal elements of success that can be further adopted and scaled up in other countries While a key challenge in poverty alleviation initiatives is the lack of high quality evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of programs this study will use the gold standard of effectiveness research - RCT to deepen understanding in the causal impact of the Transform program in another context
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None