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NCT07574567
Familia Imara: A Parenting Program to Reduce Family Violence in Tanzania
Conditions: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 6216
Sponsor: Saini Das
Location: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Dar es Salaam
Summary
This cluster-randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and scalability of Familia Imara, a group-based, couples-focused, community health worker (CHW)-delivered parenting program, on reducing intimate partner violence (IPV), harsh discipline, and improving child development and nutrition outcomes in the Mara and Geita regions of Tanzania. Villages will be randomly assigned to either an intervention or control arm. The study will be implemented in two sequential cohorts. In Cohort 1, a traditional randomized controlled trial will compare intervention villages receiving the program to control villages receiving no intervention (waitlist control), with delivery supported primarily by implementing partners in collaboration with government supervisors. In Cohort 2, the same villages will retain their original assignment. Intervention villages will receive the program under a government-led delivery model to assess scalability and integration into existing systems, while control villages will transition from waitlist to receive the intervention. Evidence generated will inform policy and practice for preventing family violence and promoting early childhood development at scale.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* The household has a child aged 0-24 months at enrollment
* The child has a primary female caregiver (i.e., mother) and a primary male caregiver (i.e., father) who are in a partnered relationship
* Primary female caregiver, primary male caregiver, and child reside together in the same household
* Both caregivers provide written informed consent for themselves and their child to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Need to satisfy the inclusion criteria
* Expecting to relocate in the next year
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07574567). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
