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RFR + HIKA for Adolescent Mental Health Issues

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Led By Nancy Glass, PhD

Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months

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Study Summary

This trial will explore the combined impact of economic and gender equality interventions on adolescent mental health in rural Congo.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for families with an adolescent aged 10-14, living in specific villages of South Kivu province, DRC. The whole family must consent to join programs on economic empowerment and gender equality, plan to stay in the village for 18 months, and have both parents or guardians living together.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a combination of 'Rabbits for Resilience', an economic program using animal husbandry, with 'HIKA', a gender equality curriculum. Families are randomly placed into three groups: one gets RFR only, another HIKA only, and the last group receives both RFR + HIKA.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational and empowerment interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional side effects are not expected. However, participation may lead to changes in family dynamics or stress due to new activities.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in adolescent Mental Health as assessed by Kidscreen

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Adolescent Economic Empowerment assessed by 5 economic skills items

Change in Adolescent Food Security as assessed by the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale

Change in Parent Relationship and Home Life as assessed on Kidscreen

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) + HIKAActive Control1 Intervention

Households randomly selected for RFR + HIKA will consent to one adolescent (age 10-14 years) to participate in RFR, a youth led animal husbandry economic empowerment intervention, where each youth is provided training and mentorship on raising rabbits. Once the adolescent builds the rabbit cage, the adolescent receives a loan of 2 rabbits to raise and breed, once the rabbit produces offspring, the adolescent repays the rabbit loan with 2 rabbits, one to repay the loan and one to repay the interest on the loan. The original rabbits and the remaining offspring are then for the adolescents to continue to raise, breed, sell, or eat with mentorship from the RFR team and other family members. Parents (mother and father) will consent to complete a 22 week couple's curriculum to increase gender equality (e.g. shared decision making, improved communication and reduced partner violence). The curriculum is delivered for 3 hours weekly by trained facilitators with 12 couples per group.

Group II: Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) onlyActive Control1 Intervention

Households randomly selected for RFR only will consent to one adolescent (age 10-14 years) to participate in RFR, a youth led animal husbandry economic empowerment intervention, where each youth is provided training and mentorship on raising rabbits. Once the adolescent builds the rabbit cage, the adolescent receives a loan of 2 rabbits to raise and breed, once the rabbit produces offspring, the adolescent repays the rabbit loan with 2 rabbits, one to repay the loan and one to repay the interest on the loan. The original rabbits and the remaining offspring are then for the adolescents to continue to raise, breed, sell, or eat with mentorship from the RFR team and other family members.

Group III: HIKA onlyActive Control1 Intervention

Households randomly selected for HIKA, parents (mother and father) will consent to complete a 22 week couple's curriculum to increase gender equality (e.g. shared decision making, improved communication and reduced partner violence). The curriculum is delivered for 3 hours weekly by trained facilitators with 12 couples per group.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Johns Hopkins UniversityLead Sponsor

2,259 Previous Clinical Trials

14,817,413 Total Patients Enrolled

PAIDEK/Promotion de la Famille Paysanne (PFP)UNKNOWN

The Prevention CollaborativeUNKNOWN

Media Library

HIKA Healthy Relationship Program Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05763719 — N/A

Gender Equality Research Study Groups: Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) + HIKA, Rabbits for Resilience (RFR) only, HIKA only

Gender Equality Clinical Trial 2023: HIKA Healthy Relationship Program Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05763719 — N/A

HIKA Healthy Relationship Program 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05763719 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there still openings available for applicants to be part of this experiment?

"Based on the clinicaltrials.gov database, this research does not currently require any more participants; it was initially posted March 15th 2023 and has since been updated April 27th 2023. Nevertheless, there are 63 other studies in need of volunteers at present."

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Does the trial enrollment criteria include individuals over 35 years of age?

"This medical trial requires that interested participants be between the ages of 10 and 100, with 23 trials available for those under 18 years old and 42 studies open to seniors aged 65 or older."

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Is this research open to all qualified individuals?

"This medical trial is open to both genders and participants aged between 10-100 years old. The total amount of enrollees for the study should be 3240 individuals."

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2023. "Pathways to Improved Adolescent Mental Health in Conflict Affected Families". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05763719.