NCT05531812

Impact of Graduating to Resilience on Child Development in Uganda

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,515 (actual)
• Sponsor: Doug Parkerson · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 27 Months – 42 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is an intervention trial that aims to estimate the impact of the Graduating to Resilience (G2R) program on child development in Uganda. In previous trials, the G2R program has generated large, positive impacts on household assets, consumption, income and food security. The investigators will revisit a sample of households enrolled in a G2R trial conducted in Uganda in 2019-2021 (AEARCTR-0004080) and assess children born during the intervention period.

Conditions

• Child Development

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	G2R with individual coaching	1. Consumption support in the form of a monthly cash transfer for 12 months, totaling US$280-$320; 2. A one-time "asset" transfer of US$300 delivered \~7 months into the program; 3. Enrollment, training, and support to participate in a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) or similar group; 4. Individual coaching at home from a trained coach using a structured curriculum focused on essential topics, including: child nutrition; infant and young child feeding (IYCF) best practices; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) practices and practical solutions; preventative health care; positive parenting and life skills; gender; climate risk mitigation strategies; rights, linkages, and access to services.
OTHER	G2R with group coaching	1. Consumption support in the form of a monthly cash transfer for 12 months, totaling US$280-$320; 2. A one-time "asset" transfer of US$300 delivered \~7 months into the program; 3. Enrollment, training, and support to participate in a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) or similar group; 4. Group coaching in a community setting from a trained coach using a structured curriculum focused on essential topics, including: child nutrition; infant and young child feeding (IYCF) best practices; WASH practices and practical solutions; preventative health care; positive parenting and life skills; gender; climate risk mitigation strategies; rights, linkages, and access to services.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-14
• Primary completion: 2022-10-18
• Completion: 2022-10-18
• First posted: 2022-09-08
• Last updated: 2023-10-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Uganda