Status:
COMPLETED
Alliance for Family Strengthening: Improved Early Childhood Development in Rwanda
Lead Sponsor:
Boston College
Collaborating Sponsors:
World Bank
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Conditions:
Child Development
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Preliminary pilot testing of the home-based FSI-ECD intervention as delivered by community based lay workers.
Detailed Description
The Family Strengthening Intervention for early childhood development was created and piloted for feasibility and acceptability in an ongoing protocol #15440 with Harvard Internal Review Board titled,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Beneficiary All participants must live in chosen District(s) of Rwanda. Inclusion criteria for families are: (a) being VUP-eligible, (b) having at least one children aged 6-36 months living in the home and (c) having caregiver willing to discuss and enhance their parenting practices by interacting with a home-visiting coach. Caregiver eligibility: (a) is aged 18 or older and cares for child(ren) and (b) lives in the same household as child(ren). We will enroll both single and dual caregiver families to reflect population dynamics. Legal guardians may be aunts, uncles, grandparents, or foster parents.
- Community Based Lay Worker
Exclusion
- Community based workers selected to deliver the FSI-ECD intervention must: (a) live in the sector of beneficiary households they will deliver the intervention to, (b) be Rwanda, (c) be aged 18 or older; (d) be able to write, read, and count in local language; (e) be committed to young children and family values; (f) have the required amount of time to carry out the FSI-ECD intervention with a select number of households, (e) be recommended and approved by local community and authorities.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 10 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 10 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03455127
Start Date
March 10 2017
End Date
March 10 2018
Last Update
May 31 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Rwamagana District
Rubona, Rwanda