Name Generator Order Effects in Social Networks
Understanding Name Generator Order Effects When Eliciting Social Networks in Rural Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
The objective of our study was to determine the extent to which the order of specific items in a multiple name generator survey affects how social networks are measured.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2014
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 13, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 15, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2015
CompletedDecember 2, 2015
November 1, 2015
11 months
August 13, 2014
November 29, 2015
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Number of social ties elicited by a specific name generator
Baseline
Number of social ties elicited by the composite name generator
Baseline
Study Arms (6)
Survey questionnaire version 1
EXPERIMENTALName generator order: leisure, money, support
Survey questionnaire version 2
EXPERIMENTALName generator order: leisure, support, money
Survey questionnaire version 3
EXPERIMENTALName generator order: money, leisure, support
Survey questionnaire version 4
EXPERIMENTALName generator order: money, support, leisure
Survey questionnaire version 5
EXPERIMENTALName generator order: support, leisure, money
Survey questionnaire version 6
EXPERIMENTALName generator order: support, money, leisure
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Adults aged 18 years and older
- Emancipated minors aged 16-18 years
- Considers Nyakabare Parish their primary place of residence
- Capable of providing informed consent
You may not qualify if:
- Minors younger than 18 years, with the exception of emancipated minors
- Does not consider Nyakabare Parish their primary place of residence
- Unable to communicate with research staff, e.g., due to deafness, mutism, or aphasia
- Persons with psychosis, neurological damage, acute intoxication, or an intelligence quotient less than 70, as determined in the field by non-clinical research staff in consultation with a supervisor
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara, Uganda
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Alexander C Tsai, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Bernard Kakuhikire, MBA
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 13, 2014
First Posted
August 15, 2014
Study Start
July 1, 2014
Primary Completion
June 1, 2015
Study Completion
June 1, 2015
Last Updated
December 2, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-11