Arsha Vidya Program for Preventing Drug Abuse Among Disadvantaged Children in Urban Slums

NMP Medical Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Drug Abuse

Treatments: Behavioral: Arsha Vidya program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03472222

NMP/10122

Details and patient eligibility

About

Substance abuse remain critical problems in both developed and developing countries. Under privileged communities where health and economic system is weakest, use of drugs and illicit substances starts during adolescence and young adulthood. This not just affect physical development, mental health and social integration, but also family formation and stability, deviant behaviour, sexual behaviour and involvement, educational pursuits, livelihood pursuits. Therefore, emphasises the need for preventive education at this impressionable age.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parental consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Family not involved in de-addiction program
• Planning to move the area
• Mental incapacity to consent or participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 1 patient group

Arsha Vidya Program

Experimental group

Description:

Arsha Vidya outreach community program was conducted with children. An unique well-planned teaching program developed to educate Indian cultural values \& heritage to young children and adults with yoga, chants, religious and spiritual practices through stories, group activities and plays.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Arsha Vidya program