Implementation of Climb Up Program for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Dyslexia in a School in India (ClimbUp)

Climb Up Kids

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Dyslexia

Treatments: Behavioral: Climb Up ADHD and Dyslexia Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01012778

NAJMDKV2007

Details and patient eligibility

About

A multimodal intervention was rolled out at a large public school in Najibabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP). The program identified elementary school children with ADHD and Dyslexia using standard screening of all children who had performance impairment in at least one domain of the Vanderbilt questionnaire. The program consisted of play therapy, physical exercise, yoga and meditation. The program was established by High school volunteers from The US and UK over 6 weeks. Once implemented during the morning of school, high school volunteers from the school were trained to continue the program. Vanderbilt questionnaires were completed at intervals to allow follow up.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 11 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All children between 6 and 11 years attending MDKV public school in Najibabad, UP who had assessment performed for ADHD or Dyslexia

Exclusion criteria

• Children who were not enrolled by the parents

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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76 participants in 1 patient group

Climbup ADHD and Dyslexia Program

Experimental group

Description:

Open label - intervention with pre and post parameters collected Intervention: Yoga, Meditation, Play therapy for children with ADHD and Dyslexia twice a week in classroom with 6 week and 12 month, primary outcomes in terms of Vanderbilt ADHD scores

Treatment:

Behavioral: Climb Up ADHD and Dyslexia Program