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

NCT03472222 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2019-05-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Drug Abuse

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Arsha Vidya program

Integrated intervention program includes counselling and supportive care with the support of Arsha Vidya program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Arsha Vidya Study Centre

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • United Research International

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • NMP Medical Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Buddhatmananda Saraswati · Arsha Vidya Study Centre, India

  • Rajubhai P Odedra · NMP Medical Research Institute

  • Divya Gaur · United Research International

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-21
Primary Completion
2018-08-30
Completion
2018-09-06

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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