Jansen 2022.

Study name	Evaluating the impact of community‐based sociotherapy on social dignity in post‐genocide Rwanda: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Methods	Study design: cluster‐randomised controlled trial Study grouping: parallel group Cluster size: 10–15 people Study duration: 15 weeks (postintervention); 36 weeks (follow‐up).
Participants	Inclusion criteria: everyone who is invited by a facilitator for eventual participation is eligible Exclusion criteria: those who have gone through the same programme in previous projects will not be eligible Age range: not specified Gender: male and females Intervention sample: around 600 participants Control sample: around 600 participants Main type of traumatic event: displacement, bereavement Phase of humanitarian crisis: after the acute crisis Type of humanitarian crisis: war/armed conflict
Interventions	Intervention name: Community‐Based Sociotherapy (CBS) Delivered by: para‐professionals (community workers): adult lay facilitators from the local community. Format of therapy: face to face Number of sessions (total): 15 Type of control: waiting list Type of intervention context: community centres Type of promotion intervention: group level Type of psychosocial intervention: the Community‐Based Sociotherapy (CBS) intervention is 1 of the programmes initiated in Rwanda to address the psychosocial needs of the Rwandan population in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and to restore the social fabric. CBS is a psychosocial peacebuilding intervention that has been shown to promote social cohesiveness, psychological well‐being, reconciliation, and economic development among the populations of Rwanda.
Outcomes	Mental well‐being Outcome type: continuous outcome Scale: WHO‐5 Well‐being Index Direction: higher is better Data value: endpoint, 9‐month follow‐up
Starting date	9 March 2022
Contact information	Author's name: Stefan Jansen Institution: Mental Health & Behaviour Research Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda Email: niyonsengajaphet74@gmail.com
Notes	Sponsorship source: funded by Community‐Based Sociotherapy (CBS) Country: Rwanda Setting: different community centres of 10 districts of Rwanda: Gasabo, Karongi, Rubavu, Rulindo, Burera, Gatsibo, Gicumbi, Nyanza, Muhanga, and Nyamagabe