Clinical Trial

Multifamily Healing Spaces for Family Resilience in Rwanda

Study acronym: MFHS-CRT
Completed
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Summary
This cluster-randomized waitlist-control trial evaluated Multifamily Healing Spaces (MFHS), a culturally adapted behavioral family intervention for genocide-affected communities in Rwanda. Community members across five districts were screened through a staged triage process. Individuals with acute or severe clinical concerns were routed to clinical referral, those with individual mental-health needs were prioritized for Resilience-Oriented Therapy, and families were invited to MFHS when at least one screened family member met criteria for family communication difficulties. Twenty eligible clusters were randomly selected and then allocated to MFHS or waitlist control. The baseline cohort included 319 family members aged 12 years or older. The trial tested whether MFHS improved family resilience, parenting, couple and youth family-system outcomes, and secondary mental health, psychosocial, community, and livelihood outcomes from baseline to immediate post-intervention endline.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07621705
Lead Sponsor Alexandros Lordos, PhD
Collaborators: Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development, University of Rwanda, Interpeace
Conditions Family Relations, Psychological Trauma, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Parent-Child Relation
Enrollment 319 participants
Start Date 2023-04-28
Primary Completion 2023-09-15 (estimated)
Study Completion 2023-09-15 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-06-02