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A multisite study exploring the feasibility and immediate outcomes following a locally adapted life-skills intervention for adolescents experiencing chronic adversities

Feasibility and short-term outcomes of a locally adapted life-skills intervention in adolescents experiencing chronic adversities: A multi-site study. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/10/075419
Enrollment
85
Registered
2024-10-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-11-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Life Skills intervention (Co-developed): The intervention proposed to be delivered to the participants is a life skills training program which will be adapted from NIMHANS. Psychosocial

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The study participants for the intervention phase include children with the following eligibility criteria: 1) Children in the age group of 13-15 yrs 2) Children currently living in the urban slum community in Chennai or Kolkata or Sundarbans delta region. 3) Children willing to participate in the study and whose parents are consenting to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None in Particular However, participants who fail to obtain parental consent to participate and are differently abled with intellectual disability may be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The improvement in life skills will be assessed using the life skill scale for adolescents and adults-short form (LSSAA- SF)Timepoint: three time points : Baseline , 3 months and 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self esteem (Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale), Coping (Brief Resilient Coping Scale) & Perceived Stress (Perceived Stress Scale)Timepoint: Baseline 0 month & subsequently, 3 months & 6 months post-intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pavithra Arunachaleeswaran

Schizophrenia Research Foundation (I)

pavithra@scarfindia.org0442615397

Outcome results

None listed

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