Evaluation of NICHE Programme Activities in Kenya

Evaluation of NICHE (Nutritional Improvements Through Cash and Health Education) Programme Activities in Kitui and Machakos, Kenya

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03518593

Enrollment

800

Registered

2018-05-08

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

2018-06-26

Last updated

2018-05-08

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Conditions

Growth Disorders, Malnutrition

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.

Interventions

OTHERCash and counselling

Additional 500 Ksh per child per month and household visits by Community health Volunteers (CHVs)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 23 Months

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 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

Exclusion criteria

* not residing in CT-OVC households

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Stunting	8-15 months	HAZ (height for age z score) \< -2 SDs of WHO median

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026