Evaluating the impact of community based sociotherapy on social dignity in post-conflict contexts: two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN25356068

Enrollment

2400

Registered

2025-12-23

Start date

2025-10-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-05

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Conditions

Improving social dignity, mental health, and social cohesion. Other

Interventions

Community-based sociotherapy (CBS) is one of the programs implemented in the post-genocide Rwandan social landscape to contribute to this recovery (Dekker, 2018

Ingabire et al., 2017

Jansen et al., 2015

Richters et al., 2008). Over the past 20 years, CBS has been meticulously adapted to the Rwandan context based on observations of its practice and findings of ongoing qualitative research, allowing it

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 18 years and above 2. Residents of the selected villages where Community-Based Sociotherapy (CBS) is implemented 3. Willingness to participate in CBS group sessions and data collection activities

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social dignity is measured using the psychometrically validated Social Dignity Scale_35 items at the baseline data collection (before the intervention), endline 1 (immediately post-intervention), endline 2 (6-month post- intervention) and endline 3 (12-month post- intervention).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at the baseline data collection (before the intervention), endline 1 (immediately post-intervention), endline 2 (6-month post- intervention) and endline 3 (12-month post- intervention): 1. Personal well-being: WHO-5 Well-Being Index 2. PTSD symptoms: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) with the Life Events Checklist (LEC) 3. Alcohol use: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) 4. Psychosomatic symptom burden: Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) 5. Depressive symptoms: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 6. Psychological resilience: Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale and Adult Resilience Measure (ARM) 7. Ubuntu: Ubuntu measurement scale by Itayi Mutsonziwa 8. Anxiety: Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) 9. Social cohesion: 16-item Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion brief questionnaire 10. Family relationships: Brief Family Relationship Scale (BFRS)	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at the baseline data collection (before the intervention), endline 1 (immediately post-intervention), endline 2 (6-month post- intervention) and endline 3 (12-month post- intervention): 1. Personal well-being: WHO-5 Well-Being Index 2. PTSD symptoms: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) with the Life Events Checklist (LEC) 3. Alcohol use: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) 4. Psychosomatic symptom burden: Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8) 5. Depressive symptoms: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 6. Psychological resilience: Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale and Adult Resilience Measure (ARM) 7. Ubuntu: Ubuntu measurement scale by Itayi Mutsonziwa 8. Anxiety: Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) 9. Social cohesion: 16-item Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion brief questionnaire 10. Family relationships: Brief Family Relationship Scale (BFRS)

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Countries

Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactJansen Stefan

s.jansen@ur.ac.rw+250784575900

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026