Effects of Kalaripayattu on Psychological Wellbeing and Behavior in Children

Effects of Kalaripayattu on Psychological Wellbeing and Behavior in Children: Randomised Wait- List Control Trial

Kalaripayattu is an ancient martial art of India which has been practiced for centuries. It is mentioned in Vedic litrature of Ayurveda,Dhanurveda and Yoga. The main elements of Kalaripayattu include training in physical, combat, breathing exercises, higher form of meditation and specific class of medical treatments. The purpose of the experimental study is to determine the effect of kalaripayattu on psychological well-being and behaviour in children.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Behavior; Psychological
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Kalaripayattu

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 70
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Rajasthan
    • Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
      • NMP Medical Reserach Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 years to 12 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children from 8 years to 12 years of age
• Parents agreed to informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physical disabilities
• Diagnosed Mental or behavioural disorder
• Practicing other exercise, physical trainings or yoga

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: kalaripayattu; The experimental groups will treated with kalaripayattu exercises for the period of 12 weeks	Other: Kalaripayattu; Combination of Exercise, breathing, meditation, combat practices
No Intervention: Wait list control; Control group will not be given any intervention. After the treatment period is over, all the subjects will be given Kalaripayattu training.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Psychological Well-being	Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire	Change from baseline to 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Behavior	Measured by Child Behavior Scale	Change from baseline to 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute
• Collaborators: Warwick Research Services; Swamigal Trust for Vedic Science, India
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Ravishankar Ramanathan, BA, Swamigal Trust for Vedic Studies

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 30, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 26, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 26, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): August 1, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 12, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2018
• Last Verified: October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: STVS 023

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