Ignite Creation Date:
2024-06-16 @ 11:47 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:30 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06425523
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-24
First Post:
2024-05-17
Brief Title:
Transforming Health and Resilience In Vulnerable Environments Mental Health Psychosocial Support and Climate-Smart Farming in Nakivale
Sponsor:
Uppsala University
Organization:
Uppsala University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change by Improving Mental Health Evidence From a Randomized Intervention in Southwestern Uganda
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
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:
THRIVE
Brief Summary:
The study aims to evaluate if enhancing the mental health of refugee mothers can make them better able to implement new farming methods that are meant to improve food security in the face of climate change It is a cluster-randomized controlled trial involving 900 pairs consisting of refugee mothers and their children aged 36-59 months living in Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda The mothers will be randomly assigned to one of three groups
Control group Mothers will receive Enhanced Usual Care EUC
HGI group Mothers will receive the Home Gardening Intervention consisting of training and supplies for home gardening
HGISH group Mothers will receive both the Home Gardening Intervention and the Self-Help Plus mental health intervention
The main goal is to see if the gardening program alone can reduce food insecurity after 12 months compared to the EUC control group It also aims to see if reducing psychological distress by adding the mental health component boosts the effects of the gardening intervention
Secondary goals are to look at impacts on dietary diversity child malnutrition and mothers mental health levels across all three groups
The study also gathers survey data on participant mothers migration history social capital exposure to potentially traumatic events exposure to natural hazards and environmental stressors mental health and parenting style Both mothers and their children will furthermore play incentivized economic games to measure their economic preferences time risk social preferences Additionally the study will assess childrens wellbeing and functioning Children will also be asked to carry out gamified tasks designed to measure their cognitive development
Control group Mothers will receive Enhanced Usual Care EUC
HGI group Mothers will receive the Home Gardening Intervention consisting of training and supplies for home gardening
HGISH group Mothers will receive both the Home Gardening Intervention and the Self-Help Plus mental health intervention
The main goal is to see if the gardening program alone can reduce food insecurity after 12 months compared to the EUC control group It also aims to see if reducing psychological distress by adding the mental health component boosts the effects of the gardening intervention
Secondary goals are to look at impacts on dietary diversity child malnutrition and mothers mental health levels across all three groups
The study also gathers survey data on participant mothers migration history social capital exposure to potentially traumatic events exposure to natural hazards and environmental stressors mental health and parenting style Both mothers and their children will furthermore play incentivized economic games to measure their economic preferences time risk social preferences Additionally the study will assess childrens wellbeing and functioning Children will also be asked to carry out gamified tasks designed to measure their cognitive development
Detailed Description:
None
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
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01573_Formas | OTHER_GRANT | Formas - a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development | None |