NCT06941831 Rwanda Digital Dashboard Hybrid Type 3 Implementation Study
| NCT ID | NCT06941831 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | Boston College |
| Condition | IPV |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 1,810 participants |
| Start Date | 2025-01-30 |
| Primary Completion | 2027-06-30 |
Eligibility & Interventions
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What to Expect as a Participant
You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.
This trial targets 1,810 participants in total. It began in 2025-01-30 with a primary completion date of 2027-06-30.
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Brief Summary
Mental disorders are leading causes of the health-related burden globally, and in Rwanda the intergenerational mental health consequences of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi persist and are further compounded by poverty, such that recent studies have found 20% of the Rwandan population has one or more mental disorders. The Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA) has expanded its evidence-based home-visiting Sugira Muryango (SM) in Rwanda. The current study aims to assess a digitally enhanced delivery of Sugira Muryango to meet the needs of the Government of Rwanda in expanding the mental health and social services infrastructure. The proposed research will test the feasibility, acceptability and impact of a technology-enabled service delivery model using a digital tool that streamlines data collection, improves visibility of key program performance metrics, and serves as a resource for learning materials that can be used for continuous learning and training of a non-specialized workforce that is delivering an evidence-based intervention that improves caregiver mental health and family functioning. What the team learn from technology-supported delivery of Sugira Muryango - an evidence-based, trauma-informed, family-based behavioral intervention in Rwanda - can be used to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability of evidence-based mental health services in Rwanda and globally.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Household inclusion criteria: Participants must be the primary caregiver to a child between birth and 36 months. Caregivers must live in the same household as the child and must be the child's legal guardian. Legal guardians may be parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, or foster parents. Participants must be categorized as Ubudehe 1 under the socio-economic categorization of households from LODA. * Government Official inclusion criteria: Government officials must be located at the Village, Cell, Sector and/or District level and must participate in the 1-day ECD training. Government officials must also agree to participate in the PLAY Collaborative activities throughout the course of program delivery. * IZU interventionist inclusion criteria: IZUs must be a part of the Inshuti z'Umuryango/Friends of the Family program, must be over the age of 18, and must be literate in Kinyarwanda. * Cell Level IZU Mentor inclusion criteria: Cell Level IZU Coordinators must be situated at the Cell Level and able to supervise at least 12 IZU interventionists, must be over 18 years of age, and must be literate in Kinyarwanda. Exclusion Criteria: * Household exclusion criteria: Potential participants will be excluded if they do not meet the inclusion criteria above, are experiencing an active crisis (e.g., psychosis), or have severe cognitive impairments which preclude their ability to speak to the research questions/assessments under scrutiny. * Government Official exclusion criteria: Government officials will be excluded from participation in the PLAY Collaborative if they are not located at the Cell, Sector or District level and if they are unable to meet the demands of participation in the PLAY Collaborative. * IZU interventionist exclusion criteria: IZUs will be excluded from participation if they do not meet the inclusion criteria above and if they are unable to meet the demands of delivering the Sugira Muryango program. * Cell Level IZU Mentor exclusion criteria: Cell Level IZU Coordinators will be excluded if they do not meet the inclusion criteria above or are unable to meet the demands of supporting the delivery of the Sugira Muryango program.
Contact & Investigator
Theresa S Betancourt, MA, Sc.D.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Boston College Research Program on Children and Adversity
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join the NCT06941831 clinical trial?
This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 18 Years or older, studying IPV. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.
Is NCT06941831 currently recruiting?
Yes, NCT06941831 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at pisanila@bc.edu for enrollment information.
Where is the NCT06941831 trial being conducted?
This trial is being conducted at Kigali, Rwanda.
Who is sponsoring the NCT06941831 clinical trial?
NCT06941831 is sponsored by Boston College. The principal investigator is Theresa S Betancourt, MA, Sc.D. at Boston College Research Program on Children and Adversity. The trial plans to enroll 1,810 participants.