Rwanda Digital Dashboard Hybrid Type 3 Implementation Study

Launched by BOSTON COLLEGE · Apr 17, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The Rwanda Digital Dashboard Hybrid Type 3 Implementation Study is looking at a new way to provide mental health support to families in Rwanda, particularly those affected by the lasting impacts of the 1994 Genocide. This study focuses on improving a home-visiting program called Sugira Muryango, which helps caregivers and families with mental health needs. By using a digital tool, the program aims to make it easier to collect information, track progress, and provide resources for training caregivers who may not have formal mental health training. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of mental health services available in Rwanda and potentially in other parts of the world.

To participate in this study, caregivers must be the primary guardian of a child aged 0 to 36 months and live in the same household as the child. They should also meet certain economic criteria. Additionally, government officials at various local levels and trained community members involved in the program may also participate. If you join, you can expect to be part of a program that offers support and training to help improve family well-being. The study is currently recruiting participants, so there's an opportunity to contribute to important research that may benefit many families in Rwanda.

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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.