Family support program aims to stop child labor before it starts
NCT ID NCT07278934
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a family-based program called ANZANSI for 960 adolescent girls (ages 11-14) in Ghana who are at risk of dropping out of school and migrating alone for work. The program includes financial literacy training, a matched savings account, and help starting a small family business. Researchers will compare girls in the program to those receiving usual support, tracking whether they migrate for child labor, stay in school, and feel better about themselves over three years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Family economic empowerment program (financial literacy training, matched savings account, income-generating activity training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a proven way to reduce child labor and keep vulnerable girls in school, improving their long-term health and well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention in a specific region, so results may not apply elsewhere. The study is large but still early in testing effectiveness.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,920 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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11 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Adolescent girls' inclusion criteria are: * Enrolled in school and living within a family (defined broadly -not necessarily biological parents) * Ages 11 to 14 * Skipping school in the past academic term (with at least 10% of unexcused absences). * Capable of giving assent The caregiver inclusion criteria * Age 18 or older * Self-identified as primary caregiver of the adolescent girl * Capable of providing informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: \- Participants that do not meet the criteria or exhibit a lack of understanding of the study procedures and hence not able to provide informed consent will be excluded.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Ghana
RECRUITINGTamale, Ghana