NCT05951673

Brief Summary

The investigators will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial in secondary schools in Nigeria to evaluate the impact of school-based life skills training delivered in safe spaces with and without digital literacy training. This study aims to estimate the causal impacts of the training on adolescents' school performances and retention, socio-emotional skills, digital skills, health, marriage, fertility, and labor market outcomes.

Trial Health

77
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
8,463

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
4mo left

Started Apr 2023

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress91%
Apr 2023Aug 2026

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 3, 2023

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 10, 2023

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 19, 2023

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 31, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 31, 2026

Last Updated

July 19, 2023

Status Verified

July 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

3.4 years

First QC Date

July 10, 2023

Last Update Submit

July 10, 2023

Conditions

Adolescent BehaviorLife SkillsDigital SkillsSexual and Reproductive HealthEarning Outcomes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

  • High school graduation

    a binary indicator coded to 1 if a girl has obtained a high school diploma

    24 months post intervention

  • School retention

    a binary indicator coded to 1 if a girl is in school based on school registers

    6 months post intervention

  • Marriage

    a binary indicator coded 1 if an adolescent girl has ever been married (including cohabitation) and 0 otherwise.

    6 months post intervention

  • Marriage

    a binary indicator coded 1 if an adolescent girl has ever been married (including cohabitation) and 0 otherwise.

    24 months post intervention

  • Engagement in non-farm income generating activities

    a binary indicator coded 1 if a girl engaged in any paid non-farm activity in the last completed month

    6 months post intervention

  • Engagement in non-farm income generating activities

    a binary indicator coded 1 if a girl engaged in any paid non-farm activity in the last completed month

    24 months post intervention

  • Digital financial literacy

    a composite score based on 30 items that measure respondent's financial literacy and access to digital tools, with a higher score indicating greater literacy and access

    6 months post intervention

  • Digital financial literacy

    a composite score based on 30 items that measure respondent's financial literacy and access to digital tools, with a higher score indicating greater literacy and access

    24 months post intervention

  • Socio-emotional skills index

    a composite score based on indices that measure different socio-emotional skills, e.g., personal initiative, negotiation, decision-making, and communication

    6 months post intervention

  • Socio-emotional skills index

    a composite score based on indices that measure different socio-emotional skills, e.g., personal initiative, negotiation, decision-making, and communication

    24 months post intervention

Secondary Outcomes (38)

  • Goal setting capacity

    6 months post intervention

  • Goal setting capacity

    24 months post intervention

  • Aspiration - education attainment

    6 months post intervention

  • Aspiration - education attainment

    24 months post intervention

  • Knowledge of climate change

    6 months post intervention

  • +33 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (3)

Treatment 1 - Receives Safe Space based life skills training program

EXPERIMENTAL

Adolescent girls in this group receive a safe space-based life skills training program within their school.

Other: Safe Space based life skills training program

Treatment 2 - Recieves Safe Space based life skills training program + digital literacy training

EXPERIMENTAL

Adolescent girls in this group receive a safe space-based life skills training program and a digital literacy training program within their school.

Other: Safe Space based life skills training programOther: Safe Space based life skills training program + Digital Skills

Control - No intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Adolescent girls in this group receive neither the safe space-based life skills training program nor the digital literacy training program.

Interventions

Safe Space based life skills training programOTHER

This is a Safe Space based life skills training program given to adolescent girls. Girls receive a 12 month long training on life skills such as negotiation skills, communication skills, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and climate change.

Treatment 1 - Receives Safe Space based life skills training programTreatment 2 - Recieves Safe Space based life skills training program + digital literacy training
Safe Space based life skills training program + Digital SkillsOTHER

This is a Safe Space based life skills training program given to adolescent girls complemented with a digital literacy training program. Girls receive a 12 month long training on life skills such as negotiation skills, communication skills, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and climate change. The adolescent girls in this group also receive a digital literacy training program that covers content on word processing. database management and analysis, online marketing, online safety and programming.

Treatment 2 - Recieves Safe Space based life skills training program + digital literacy training

Eligibility Criteria

Age15 Years - 20 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Enrolled in study schools
  • Enrolled in Senior Secondary 1 level
  • Parental consent

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

World Bank Group

Abuja, Nigeria

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Adolescent BehaviorCoitus

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BehaviorSexual Behavior

Study Officials

  • Lea Rouanet, PhD

    World Bank

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Adiam Hagos Hailemicheal, MSc

CONTACT

+17038431640ahailemicheal@worldbank.org

Wei Chang, PhD

CONTACT

+13143232771wchang3@worldbank.org

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
Randomized using computer-generated randomization; Outcome assessors blinded against treatment assignment.
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Enrolled participants are randomized to Treatment 1 (Life skills only) Treatment 2 (Life skills + digital skills) and control group (No intervention).
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 10, 2023

First Posted

July 19, 2023

Study Start

April 3, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2026

Last Updated

July 19, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

We do not plan to share individual participant data outside the team to ensure participants' privacy.

Locations

NG(1)