Transform Randomised Control Trial in Uganda

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

In recent decades, the poverty rate in Uganda decreased by more than half, from 56% in 1992/1993 to 21.4% in 2019/2020. However, Uganda remains as one of the poorest countries in the world. Recognising that poverty is a multifaceted issue, International Care Ministries (ICM), a non-profit organisation, implements a program called Transform to target households living in poverty from 3 dimensions: values, livelihood and health. ICM first started the Transform program in the Philippines and recently expanded to Uganda and Guatemala. The program includes 15 sessions and delivers them to the participants during the course of a 4-month period. Previously, three randomised control trials found positive impacts of Transform on certain poverty indicators in the Philippines. Although positive impacts were found in the Philippines, the effectiveness of Transform in Uganda is unknown.

Clinical Trial Description

International Care Ministries (ICM) is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to reduce the burden of extreme poverty. ICM focused its work in the Philippines for more than 30 years and recently expanded to Uganda and Guatemala. The core poverty alleviation program at ICM is called Transform. Transform focuses on improving values, health and livelihood through a 15-week program (1 lesson per week). ICM has conducted three randomized controlled trials (RCT) in the Philippines. This RCT was designed in response to the expansion of ICM's work in Uganda. Realising the poverty issue that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, ICM implemented its first Transform program in Uganda in 2020. As of May 2023, more than 210 communities and 5,921 participants received the Transform program in the regions of Kiboga and Kyankwanzi. Despite the fact that previous RCTs found a positive impact of Transform on certain poverty indicators in the Philippines, the effectiveness of Transform is not known in another context. The Philippines and Uganda are vastly different in terms of their economies, cultures and demographics. This study builds on the previous RCTs and aims to evaluate the Transform program on measures of economic outcomes, social capital, health, hope and spiritual well-being in a different context. Whether there will be similar results in Uganda will deepen perspectives in the universal elements of success that can be further adopted and scaled up in other countries. While a key challenge in poverty alleviation initiatives is the lack of high quality evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of programs, this study will use the gold standard of effectiveness research - RCT, to deepen understanding in the causal impact of the Transform program in another context. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05882097
Study type	Interventional
Source	International Care Ministries, Philippines
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Status	Active, not recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	August 3, 2023
Completion date	September 30, 2024

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