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Shamba Maisha: Pilot Agricultural Intervention for Food Security and HIV Health Outcomes in Kenya

NCT01548599 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2020-04-14

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Summary

This pilot study aims to determine whether an agricultural intervention will improve food security, prevent treatment failure, reduce co-morbidities, and decrease secondary HIV transmission risk among people living with HIV/AIDS. The intervention will include: a) a human-powered water pump and other required farm commodities, b) a micro-finance loan (\~$75) to purchase the pump and agricultural implements, and c) education in sustainable farming practices.

Conditions

  • HIV
  • Malnutrition

Interventions

OTHER

Multi-sectoral agricultural intervention

Participants in the intervention arm will receive a micro-finance loan and training on financial management and marketing skills. With the loan, each participant will receive vouchers to purchase the following items: the Money Maker hip pump, 50 feet of hosing, fertilizer, and government certified seeds. Participants in the intervention group will also receive training on the use of the Money Maker hip pump, a portable, low-cost, human-powered water pump developed by KickStart. Participants in the intervention group will also receive training from Kickstart on the use of the pump as well as complementary training in best horticultural practices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Kenya Medical Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of California, Davis

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of California, San Francisco

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Craig R Cohen, MD, MPH · University of California, San Francisco

  • Sheri Weiser, MD · University of California, San Francisco

  • Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, M.Med · Kenya Medical Research Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
49 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-07-31

Countries

  • Kenya

Study Locations

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