What is the cost to parents, hospital and society for children who are slow learners
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Children diagnosed as slow learners in a learning disability clinicHealth Condition 2: G939- Disorder of brain, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/09/009861
- Lead Sponsor
- KEM Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
For the present study, Slow Learners will be defined as a student whose intelligence quotient lies between 71 and 84 on intelligence quotient (IQ) test, namely, Kamat Binnet test or WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children, Indian adaptation by M. Bhatt)
Slow learners aged between 5-18 years studying in English medium school with or without co-morbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Only English speaking parents will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
Refusal of consent to participation in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Economic burden as assessed by direct, indirect and intangible costs incurred by the parents of the slow learnersTimepoint: At interview when they come to collect the Learning Disability certificate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one.Timepoint: Not applicable