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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Malnutrition; Mental Health Wellness; Physical Disorder; Social Function Disorder, Childhood or Adolescent
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Chhatralaya

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 50

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Rajasthan
    • Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 302019
      • Arsha Vidya Chhatralaya,

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 years to 16 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children selected from Udaipur tribal areas, Rajasthan, India

Description

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:

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Arsha Vidya 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.	Other: Chhatralaya; Chhatralaya, home for children provide living resources along with spiritual practices.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Physical health and wellbeing	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire	Change from baseline to one year
Mental Health and wellbeing	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire	Change from baseline to one year
Social functioning	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire	Change from baseline to one year
Academic functioning	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire	Change from baseline to one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute
• Collaborators: Warwick Research Services; Arsha Vidya Tirtha
• Investigators: Study Chair: Brahmaparananda Saraswati, Arsha Vidya Tirtha; Study Director: Neha Sharma, PhD, Warwick Research Servives, UK; Principal Investigator: Puneet Sharma, NMP Medical Research Institute

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 3, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 15, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): June 8, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 24, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 24, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): July 6, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 6, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 24, 2018
• Last Verified: June 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Nutrition Disorders; Disease; Malnutrition
• Other Study ID Numbers: NMP/10128

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No