Evaluation of NICHE Programme Activities in Kenya
Evaluation of NICHE (Nutritional Improvements Through Cash and Health Education) Programme Activities in Kitui and Machakos, Kenya
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interventional
800
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Brief Summary
This study evaluates the impact of additional cash and nutritional counselling on nutrition outcomes in pregnant women and children up to the age of two years in CT-OVC (cash transfer- orphan and vulnerable children) households in Kitui and Machakos counties of Kenya. The control arm households will receive their normal CT-OVC cash payment and the intervention arm will receive an additional cash payment and nutritional counselling.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2017
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 25, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 8, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 26, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 26, 2018
CompletedMay 8, 2018
April 1, 2018
1.5 years
April 25, 2018
April 25, 2018
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Stunting
HAZ (height for age z score) \< -2 SDs of WHO median
8-15 months
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALAdditional cash transfer and nutritional counselling
Control
NO INTERVENTIONExisting cash transfer only
Interventions
Additional 500 Ksh per child per month and household visits by Community health Volunteers (CHVs)
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Pregnant women and children aged up to 23 months of age in households receiving CT-OVC cash transfers in Kitui and Machakos counties of Kenya
You may not qualify if:
- not residing in CT-OVC households
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Kimetrica LLClead
- UNICEFcollaborator
- European Commissioncollaborator
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Helen Guyatt, PhD
Kimetrica LLC
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 25, 2018
First Posted
May 8, 2018
Study Start
January 1, 2017
Primary Completion
June 26, 2018
Study Completion
June 26, 2018
Last Updated
May 8, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-04