What is the cost to parents, hospital and society for children who are slow learners

Economic burden of slow learners - EBSL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2017/09/009861

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-09-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Children diagnosed as slow learners in a learning disability clinic Health Condition 2: G939- Disorder of brain, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria: Refusal of consent to participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
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

Measure	Time frame
None.Timepoint: Not applicable	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunil Karande Dr Divya Ramadoss

KEM Hospital

karandesunil@gmail.com9322934309

Outcome results