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EFFECT OF YOGA THERAPY ON THE BURDENS FACED BY THE CAREGIVERS OF SPECIAL CHILDREN

EFFECT OF YOGA THERAPY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AMONG CAREGIVERS OF SPECIAL CHILDREN: A RANDOMISED CONTROL TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/12/022508
Enrollment
136
Registered
2019-12-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Yoga Therapy: Validated Yoga Therapy protocol will be administered to the subjects in the experimental group. Supervised classes will be conducted once a week for 60 mins/session. Parti

Sponsors

CYTER of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth
Lead Sponsor
Satya Special School
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Care givers who are identified as the primary informal caregiver 2. Caregivers within Pondicherry and Tamilnadu. 3. Caregivers of both genders. 4. Caregivers willing to participate with the informed consent form. 5. Caregivers with children below the age of 18 with special needs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Caregivers who have had any surgery and are physically unable to take part in the yoga session. 2. Caregivers who are not blood relatives of the child. 3. Caregivers who are pregnant or lactating. 4. Fathers who are alcoholics 5. Caregivers with known case of psychotic disorders 6. Caregivers under medication for psychotic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effect of yoga therapy on caregivers burden by using an appropriate scale. b. To measure the quality of life of caregivers of children with special needs. c. To evaluate the effect of yoga therapy on depression , anxiety and quality of sleep in caregivers. Timepoint: Assessment will be done at 1. baseline 2. 3 months and 3. 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
N/ATimepoint: N/A

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnanda Balayogi Bhavanani

CYTER, SBV

yoga@mgmcri.ac.in9842311433

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026