Study of Arsha Vidya Chhatralaya Initiative on Health and Functioning of Disadvantaged Tribal Children

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Health Wellness; Malnutrition; Physical Disorder; Social Function Disorder, Childhood or Adolescent
• Interventions: Other: Chhatralaya

• Registration Number: NCT03578159
• Lead Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute

Brief Summary

India's poor tribal communities have far worse health and social indicators than the general population. Most tribal people live in remote forested or desert areas where illiteracy, trying physical environments, malnutrition, inadequate access to potable water, and lack of personal hygiene and sanitation make them more vulnerable to disease.The aim of Chhatralaya initiatives taken by Arsha Vidya, Jaipur was to address the exclusion of the socially and economically disadvantaged children of the tribes and to provide a fair opportunity to all.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-03-03
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-15
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-06-08
• Study First Submitted: 2018-06-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-06-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Children selected from Udaipur tribal areas as lacking parental care and basic services;
• Children living in Udaipur tribal areas;
• Children from 8 years to 16 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Arsha Vidya Chhatralaya	Chhatralaya	Chhatralaya is residential setting for children 8 to 16 years old. It provides residence,food and education opportunities along with regular practice of Yoga, Spiritual sessions and vedic practices to learn and follow.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mental Health and wellbeing	Change from baseline to one year	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire
Social functioning	Change from baseline to one year	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire
Academic functioning	Change from baseline to one year	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire
Physical health and wellbeing	Change from baseline to one year	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of acute child malnutrition	Change from baseline to one year	To calculate WHZ scores the 2006 WHO growth reference was used
Weight	Change from baseline to one year	child's weight was measured by using a calibrated electronic weighing scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Arsha Vidya Chhatralaya,; 🇮🇳 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India