PovertyNCT01447615
Bridges to the Future: Economic Empowerment for AIDS-Orphaned Children in Uganda
A study testing Bridges and Bridges PLUS in people with Poverty and Orphaned Children, run by Columbia University at 1 site in Uganda.
Trial summary
Bridges to the Future: Economic Empowerment for AIDS-Orphaned Children in Uganda, represents the first study that measures medium-term efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a family economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-orphaned children. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 11 to 17 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Poverty, Orphaned Children, AIDS Orphans
- What is being tested?
- Bridges and Bridges PLUS
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,410 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUganda
- Study dates
- Feb 2012to 15 Jan 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 11 to 17 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- An HIV/AIDS-orphaned child (a child who has lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS)
- Enrolled in grade 5 or 6 of primary school
- Living within a family
Who cannot join
- Any child who does not self-identify as an HIV/AIDS-orphan
- Any child who is not enrolled in grade 5 or 6 of primary school
- Any child who is not living within a family at the time of enrollment
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Uganda1 site
International Center for Child Health and Asset Development
Masaka, Rakai and Masaka Districts
About this study
Bridges to the Future: Economic Empowerment for AIDS-Orphaned Children in Uganda, represents the first study that measures medium-term efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a family economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-orphaned children. The usual care provided to AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa consists mainly of informal counseling as well as limited material support (e.g., specifically school lunches, textbooks for the required subjects, and note-books). Given the challenges facing these children and their caregivers, further supports are needed in order to help them successfully make the transition from primary school to secondary school and into adolescence. In the context of resource-poor countries, interventions that improve families' economic capabilities are likely to be particularly consequential. Both theory and prior research indicate that economic instability (including poverty) constitutes one of the primary risk factors for AIDS-orphaned children's risk-taking behaviors (including sexual risk-taking), poor mental health functioning, and poor educational outcomes. Thus, the lack of economic security constitutes an important risk factor for AIDS-orphaned children. Yet, to-date, few interventions aimed at care and support of AIDS-orphaned children have incorporated components to address family-level poverty/economic instability of the children and their caregiving families. Within this context, there is a need for innovative interventions that promote sustainable (more than short-term) economic and behavior change among AIDS-orphaned children and create the supports necessary to sustain these changes.
Read the detailed description
The overall goal of the proposed research is to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an innovative family-based economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-orphaned children. This will be accomplished via a three-group cluster randomized control trial (RCT). The three groups are: Bridges, Bridges PLUS, and usual care for AIDS-orphaned children. There will be five assessment points: baseline (pretest), 12, 24, 36, and 48-months post-intervention initiation.
The intervention, "Bridges to the Future" (Bridges) will be guided by asset-theory and both Bridges and Bridges PLUS will include the following intervention components tested in the two earlier pilot studies, SEED-Uganda and SUUBI-Uganda: 1) workshops focused on asset building, future planning, and protection from risks; 2) mentors to reinforce learning and build optimism; 3) a Child Development Account (CDA) that can be used for secondary education by the AIDS-orphaned child; and 4) a family income generating/micro-enterprise promotion component for children enrolled in Bridges and Bridges PLUS, and their families.
- Conditions
- Poverty, Orphaned Children, AIDS Orphans
- Being tested
- Bridges, Bridges PLUS, Usual Care
- Keywords
- Orphaned children and youth, Economic empowerment, Uganda, HIV/AIDS, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Medical subject headings
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
BridgesBehavioural
Also called Child Development Account
Each child participant in the Bridges Arm will receive the usual care in addition to a Child Development Account (CDA) to be used for secondary education by the AIDS-orphaned child. The CDA will be a matched savings account held in the child's name in a financial institution registered by the Central Bank (Bank of Uganda). The account will be matched with money from the program at a match rate of 1:1. Additionally, participants will receive: 1) twelve 1-2 hour workshops focused on asset building, future planning, and protection from risks; 2) mentorship sessions to reinforce learning and build optimism; and 3) a family income-generating /micro-enterprise promotion component for children enrolled in Bridges and their families.
Bridges PLUSBehavioural
Also called Child Development Account
Each child participant in the Bridges PLUS Arm will receive the usual care in addition to a Child Development Account (CDA) to be used for secondary education by the AIDS-orphaned child. The CDA will be a matched savings account held in the child's name in a financial institution registered by the Central Bank (Bank of Uganda). The account will be matched with money from the program at a match rate of 2:1. Additionally, participants will receive: 1) twelve 1-2 hour workshops focused on asset building, future planning, and protection from risks; 2) mentorship sessions to reinforce learning and build optimism; and 3) a family income-generating /micro-enterprise promotion component for children enrolled in Bridges PLUS and their families.
Usual CareOther
Also called Usual Services
Participants in the usual care condition will receive usual care for AIDS-orphaned children in the study area. This includes: counseling, school lunches, and scholastic materials (textbooks and notebooks). Counseling will be provided by priests in the community (as is currently done).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Bridges | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Bridges; Other: Usual Care |
| Bridges PLUS | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Bridges PLUS; Other: Usual Care |
| Usual Care | Other | Not described Receives: Other: Usual Care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Measured: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Educational Achievement
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Measured: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Mental Health Functioning
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Measured: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Measured: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Measured: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Educational Achievement
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Measured: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Mental Health Functioning
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Measured: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Measured: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Measured: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Educational Achievement
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Measured: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Mental Health Functioning
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Measured: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Measured: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Measured: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Educational Achievement
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Measured: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Mental Health Functioning
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Measured: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Measured: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Oct 2011 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2012
- Primary completion15 Jan 2018
- Study completion15 Jan 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for PovertyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Columbia UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,410 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Columbia University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Fred Ssewamala, PhD, Columbia University
- Investigators
- Fred M Ssewamala, PhD, Principal investigator, Columbia University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01447615
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AAA11950
- Other IDs
- 1R01HD070727-01
- Status last verified
- Oct 2018
- First submitted
- 4 Oct 2011
- Last updated
- 12 Oct 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Nabayinda J, Ssewamala FM, Kizito S, Nabunya P, Namatovu P, Neilands TB, Mckay MM. The direct and indirect pathways through which gender norms influences decision-making autonomy among young women and men in Southern Uganda. A mediation analysis. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2026 Feb;181:108729. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108729. Epub 2025 Dec 18.
PubMed 42677290Nabayinda J, Nabunya P, Bahar OS, Kizito S, Stark L, Namatovu P, Witte SS, Neilands TB, McKay MM, Ssewamala FM. She Is a Guest in My House: Exploring the Barriers to Asset Development and Decision-Making Autonomy Among Young Women in Southern Uganda. J Int Dev. 2025 Oct;37(7):1543-1554. doi: 10.1002/jid.70022. Epub 2025 Sep 8.
PubMed 41878013Nabayinda J, Kizito S, Nabunya P, Namuyaba OI, Ssentumbwe V, Bahar OS, Torstein N, McKay M, Ssewamala FM. The Impact of an Economic Empowerment Intervention on Economic Security among AIDS-Orphaned Adolescents in Southern Uganda: the Moderating Role of Depression. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jan;30(1):242-252. doi: 10.1007/s10461-025-04862-0. Epub 2025 Aug 14.
PubMed 40810883Ssewamala FM, Shu-Huah Wang J, Brathwaite R, Sun S, Mayo-Wilson LJ, Neilands TB, Brooks-Gunn J. Impact of a Family Economic Intervention (Bridges) on Health Functioning of Adolescents Orphaned by HIV/AIDS: A 5-Year (2012-2017) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda. Am J Public Health. 2021 Mar;111(3):504-513. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306044. Epub 2021 Jan 21.
PubMed 33476237Nabunya P, Padgett D, Ssewamala FM, Courtney ME, Neilands T. Examining the nonkin support networks of orphaned adolescents participating in a family-based economic-strengthening intervention in Uganda. J Community Psychol. 2019 Apr;47(3):579-593. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22139. Epub 2018 Nov 5.
PubMed 30394541
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Oct 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Bridges to the Future: Economic Empowerment for AIDS-Orphaned Children in Uganda
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01447615
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AAA11950
- Conditions
- Poverty, Orphaned Children, AIDS Orphans
- Keywords
- Orphaned children and youth, Economic empowerment, Uganda, HIV/AIDS, Sub-Saharan Africa
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,410 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Columbia UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- Study start
- Feb 2012 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Jan 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Jan 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Oct 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Bridges to the Future: Economic Empowerment for AIDS-Orphaned Children in Uganda, represents the first study that measures medium-term efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a family economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-orphaned children. The usual care provided to AIDS orphans in sub-Saharan Africa consists mainly of informal counseling as well as limited material support (e.g., specifically school lunches, textbooks for the required subjects, and note-books). Given the challenges facing these children and their caregivers, further supports are needed in order to help them successfully make the transition from primary school to secondary school and into adolescence. In the context of resource-poor countries, interventions that improve families' economic capabilities are likely to be particularly consequential. Both theory and prior research indicate that economic instability (including poverty) constitutes one of the primary risk factors for AIDS-orphaned children's risk-taking behaviors (including sexual risk-taking), poor mental health functioning, and poor educational outcomes. Thus, the lack of economic security constitutes an important risk factor for AIDS-orphaned children. Yet, to-date, few interventions aimed at care and support of AIDS-orphaned children have incorporated components to address family-level poverty/economic instability of the children and their caregiving families. Within this context, there is a need for innovative interventions that promote sustainable (more than short-term) economic and behavior change among AIDS-orphaned children and create the supports necessary to sustain these changes.
Detailed description
The overall goal of the proposed research is to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an innovative family-based economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-orphaned children. This will be accomplished via a three-group cluster randomized control trial (RCT). The three groups are: Bridges, Bridges PLUS, and usual care for AIDS-orphaned children. There will be five assessment points: baseline (pretest), 12, 24, 36, and 48-months post-intervention initiation.
The intervention, "Bridges to the Future" (Bridges) will be guided by asset-theory and both Bridges and Bridges PLUS will include the following intervention components tested in the two earlier pilot studies, SEED-Uganda and SUUBI-Uganda: 1) workshops focused on asset building, future planning, and protection from risks; 2) mentors to reinforce learning and build optimism; 3) a Child Development Account (CDA) that can be used for secondary education by the AIDS-orphaned child; and 4) a family income generating/micro-enterprise promotion component for children enrolled in Bridges and Bridges PLUS, and their families.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Bridges | Experimental | Behavioral: Bridges, Other: Usual Care |
| Bridges PLUS | Experimental | Behavioral: Bridges PLUS, Other: Usual Care |
| Usual Care | Other | Other: Usual Care |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 11 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- An HIV/AIDS-orphaned child (a child who has lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS)
- Enrolled in grade 5 or 6 of primary school
- Living within a family
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Any child who does not self-identify as an HIV/AIDS-orphan
- Any child who is not enrolled in grade 5 or 6 of primary school
- Any child who is not living within a family at the time of enrollment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| BridgesAlso: Child Development AccountEach child participant in the Bridges Arm will receive the usual care in addition to a Child Development Account (CDA) to be used for secondary education by the AIDS-orphaned child. The CDA will be a matched savings account held in the child's name in a financial institution registered by the Central Bank (Bank of Uganda). The account will be matched with money from the program at a match rate of 1:1. Additionally, participants will receive: 1) twelve 1-2 hour workshops focused on asset building, future planning, and protection from risks; 2) mentorship sessions to reinforce learning and build optimism; and 3) a family income-generating /micro-enterprise promotion component for children enrolled in Bridges and their families. | Behavioural | Bridges |
| Bridges PLUSAlso: Child Development AccountEach child participant in the Bridges PLUS Arm will receive the usual care in addition to a Child Development Account (CDA) to be used for secondary education by the AIDS-orphaned child. The CDA will be a matched savings account held in the child's name in a financial institution registered by the Central Bank (Bank of Uganda). The account will be matched with money from the program at a match rate of 2:1. Additionally, participants will receive: 1) twelve 1-2 hour workshops focused on asset building, future planning, and protection from risks; 2) mentorship sessions to reinforce learning and build optimism; and 3) a family income-generating /micro-enterprise promotion component for children enrolled in Bridges PLUS and their families. | Behavioural | Bridges PLUS |
| Usual CareAlso: Usual ServicesParticipants in the usual care condition will receive usual care for AIDS-orphaned children in the study area. This includes: counseling, school lunches, and scholastic materials (textbooks and notebooks). Counseling will be provided by priests in the community (as is currently done). | Other | Bridges, Bridges PLUS, Usual Care |
Primary outcome
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Time frame: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Educational Achievement
Time frame: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Mental Health Functioning
Time frame: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Time frame: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Time frame: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Educational Achievement
Time frame: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Mental Health Functioning
Time frame: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Time frame: 24-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Time frame: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Educational Achievement
Time frame: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Mental Health Functioning
Time frame: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Time frame: 36-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Savings and Asset Accumulation
Time frame: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Increased confidence in saving ability and stronger financial stability. Accumulation of formal and informal savings and wealth/assets (e.g. livestock, type of housing, land); and change in attitudes toward saving.
Educational Achievement
Time frame: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
School enrollment and attendance. Educational attainment, plans, and aspirations. Performance on National Primary Leaving Examinations.
Mental Health Functioning
Time frame: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Degree of hopefulness about the future. Ability to identify specific future goals. Level of mental health functioning. Depressive symptoms.
Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior
Time frame: 48-month post-intervention follow-up assessment
Ability to negotiate safe sex practices. Decreased intentions to engage in sexual risk behavior. Knowledge about and attitude toward HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Oct 2018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42677290Nabayinda J, Ssewamala FM, Kizito S, Nabunya P, Namatovu P, Neilands TB, Mckay MM. The direct and indirect pathways through which gender norms influences decision-making autonomy among young women and men in Southern Uganda. A mediation analysis. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2026 Feb;181:108729. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108729. Epub 2025 Dec 18.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41878013Nabayinda J, Nabunya P, Bahar OS, Kizito S, Stark L, Namatovu P, Witte SS, Neilands TB, McKay MM, Ssewamala FM. She Is a Guest in My House: Exploring the Barriers to Asset Development and Decision-Making Autonomy Among Young Women in Southern Uganda. J Int Dev. 2025 Oct;37(7):1543-1554. doi: 10.1002/jid.70022. Epub 2025 Sep 8.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 40810883Nabayinda J, Kizito S, Nabunya P, Namuyaba OI, Ssentumbwe V, Bahar OS, Torstein N, McKay M, Ssewamala FM. The Impact of an Economic Empowerment Intervention on Economic Security among AIDS-Orphaned Adolescents in Southern Uganda: the Moderating Role of Depression. AIDS Behav. 2026 Jan;30(1):242-252. doi: 10.1007/s10461-025-04862-0. Epub 2025 Aug 14.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33476237Ssewamala FM, Shu-Huah Wang J, Brathwaite R, Sun S, Mayo-Wilson LJ, Neilands TB, Brooks-Gunn J. Impact of a Family Economic Intervention (Bridges) on Health Functioning of Adolescents Orphaned by HIV/AIDS: A 5-Year (2012-2017) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda. Am J Public Health. 2021 Mar;111(3):504-513. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306044. Epub 2021 Jan 21.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 30394541Nabunya P, Padgett D, Ssewamala FM, Courtney ME, Neilands T. Examining the nonkin support networks of orphaned adolescents participating in a family-based economic-strengthening intervention in Uganda. J Community Psychol. 2019 Apr;47(3):579-593. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22139. Epub 2018 Nov 5.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Fred M Ssewamala, PhD principal investigator
Columbia University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Bridges and Bridges PLUS in people with Poverty and Orphaned Children, run by Columbia University at 1 site in Uganda.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Oct 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Uganda. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Savings and Asset Accumulation (time frame: 12-month post-intervention follow-up assessment). The study lists 16 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01447615, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Oct 2018.