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N/ACompleted· 3,384 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Cash only +2 moreother
Likely dose
Not stated in record
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Comparing Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Cash Plus Interventions in Preventing Acute Malnutrition in Somalia

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health·interventional·Posted Oct 15, 2024·Updated Sep 8, 2025

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Cash only, Cash + Social Behavior Change Communication, and 1 other intervention for Malnutrition, Child and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 3,384 participants across 2 sites in 2 countries.

Detailed Summary

This trial studied different combinations of cash assistance to families that live in food insecure areas of Somalia and aimed to understand if this cash assistance provided reduced malnutrition of children and mothers.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsMalnutrition, Child, Wasting Disease, Stunting, Malnutrition, Malnutrition, Mother
CountriesSomalia, United States
CollaboratorsSave the Children, Elrha, Ministry of Health, Somalia, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
202420252026
First PostedOct 15, 2024
Enrollment StartMay 17, 2023
Primary CompletionDec 25, 2023
Study CompletionJan 30, 2024
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 7 monthsPosted 1.7 years ago

Interventions

Cash onlyother

Households received 1 mobile cash transfer per month for 6 months.

Cash + Social Behavior Change Communicationother

Households received 1 mobile cash transfer per month for 6 months but mothers also received an SBCC package that included interpersonal communication (1:1 consultations for mothers), bi-monthly group sessions on key health and nutrition topics, and cooking demonstrations.

Cash + top-up cashother

Households received 1 mobile cash transfer per month for 6 months, receiving the base cash amount plus an additional cash top-up amount.