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Impact of Graduation on Child Development in Uganda - Wave 2 (Ancillary/Extension)

NCT07212374 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2100

Last updated 2025-10-08

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Summary

This ancillary/extension study ("Wave 2") measures child development and school readiness outcomes among children residing in households within host communities that participated in the Graduation to Resilience (G2R) randomized controlled trial in Uganda (G2R trial: AEARCTR-0004080 \[AEA RCT Registry\]; Wave 1 child assessments: NCT05531812). No new randomization or intervention assignment occurs in Wave 2; rather, we assess outcomes in children linked to households in communities previously randomized in the parent study.

Wave 2 expands the eligible child age range (0-9 years) and includes age-appropriate outcomes (e.g., IDELA for school readiness; Raven's Progressive Matrices and executive function tasks for older children). We will compare children in households assigned to receive the Graduation program in the parent RCT (T1) to children in pure ("spillover") control households (C2) in host communities. Primary completion is anticipated in October 2025. Pre-analysis plans for Wave 1 and Wave 2 are posted.

Conditions

  • Child Development
  • Under Nutrition
  • School Readiness
  • Anemia

Interventions

OTHER

Graduation

"Graduation" is a multifaceted approach that aims to support ultra-poor households in permanently escaping poverty traps. The standard version of Graduation tested in this study includes: a one-time asset transfer; monthly cash transfers; life skills coaching on topics like health and nutrition; technical skills training on topics like financial literacy; and access to savings services.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Innovations for Poverty Action

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lasse Brune, PhD · Northwestern University

  • Nathanael Goldberg, MPA · Innovations for Poverty Action

  • Dean Karlan, PhD · Northwestern University

  • Christopher Udry, PhD · Northwestern University

  • Peter Rockers, ScD · Boston University

  • Doug Parkerson, MA · Innovations for Poverty Action

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
119 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-20
Primary Completion
2025-11-30
Completion
2025-11-30

Countries

  • Uganda

Study Locations

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Diseases

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