Do children with learning disabilities suffer more anxiety than regular children?

Completed

• Conditions: Other disorders of nervous system, Specific Learning Disabilities,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2014/06/004667
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Sunil Karande

Brief Summary

Poor school performance can, significantly impact a child’s mental and physical health. The objective was to compare the levels of anxiety between children with newly diagnosed specific learning disabilities (SpLD) and regular, non-learning disabled children using a cross sectional, questionnaire based study. The study hypothesis was that children with specific learning disabilities have higher levels of anxiety than regular (non-learning disabled) children.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03-15
• Study Completion: 2012-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 276

Inclusion Criteria

• Children newly diagnosed with specific learning disabilities were recruited in the study group.
• Regular school-going non-learning disabled children were recruited in the control group.

Exclusion Criteria

Children whose parents refused to give consent to participate in the study and children who were unable to understand, read and write in English.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Not applicable	Not applicable

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Not aplpicable	Not applicable

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Learning Disability Clinic; 🇮🇳 Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India

Learning Disability Clinic

🇮🇳Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Sunil Karande

Principal investigator

02224107647

karandesunil@yahoo.com