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

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03578159

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-06

Start date

2017-03-03

Completion date

2018-06-08

Last updated

2018-07-06

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Conditions

Malnutrition, Mental Health Wellness, Physical Disorder, Social Function Disorder, Childhood or Adolescent

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

OTHERChhatralaya

Chhatralaya, home for children provide living resources along with spiritual practices.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

8 Years to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Secondary

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

Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026