Effects of Kalaripayattu on Psychological Wellbeing and Behavior in Children

Sponsor

NMP Medical Research Institute (Other)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT03610594

Collaborator

Warwick Research Services (Other), Swamigal Trust for Vedic Science, India (Other)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

5.8

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Kalaripayattu is an ancient martial art of India which has been practiced for centuries. It is mentioned in Vedic litrature of Ayurveda,Dhanurveda and Yoga. The main elements of Kalaripayattu include training in physical, combat, breathing exercises, higher form of meditation and specific class of medical treatments. The purpose of the experimental study is to determine the effect of kalaripayattu on psychological well-being and behaviour in children.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Psychological Behavior	Other: Kalaripayattu	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

70 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

Effects of Kalaripayattu on Psychological Wellbeing and Behavior in Children: Randomised Wait- List Control Trial

Actual Study Start Date :

Sep 1, 2018

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jun 30, 2019

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Sep 1, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: kalaripayattu The experimental groups will treated with kalaripayattu exercises for the period of 12 weeks	Other: Kalaripayattu Combination of Exercise, breathing, meditation, combat practices
No Intervention: Wait list control Control group will not be given any intervention. After the treatment period is over, all the subjects will be given Kalaripayattu training.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: kalaripayattu

The experimental groups will treated with kalaripayattu exercises for the period of 12 weeks

Other: Kalaripayattu

Combination of Exercise, breathing, meditation, combat practices

No Intervention: Wait list control

Control group will not be given any intervention. After the treatment period is over, all the subjects will be given Kalaripayattu training.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Psychological Well-being [Change from baseline to 12 weeks]
Measured by MacArthur Health and Behavior Questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Behavior [Change from baseline to 12 weeks]
Measured by Child Behavior Scale

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

8 Years to 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Children from 8 years to 12 years of age
Parents agreed to informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Physical disabilities
Diagnosed Mental or behavioural disorder
Practicing other exercise, physical trainings or yoga

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	NMP Medical Reserach Institute	Jaipur	Rajasthan	India

Sponsors and Collaborators

NMP Medical Research Institute
Warwick Research Services
Swamigal Trust for Vedic Science, India

Investigators

Study Director: Neha sharma, PhD, Warwick Research Services
Principal Investigator: Ravishankar Ramanathan, BA, Swamigal Trust for Vedic Studies

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

NMP Medical Research Institute

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03610594

Other Study ID Numbers:

STVS 023

First Posted:

Aug 1, 2018

Last Update Posted:

Oct 12, 2018

Last Verified:

Oct 1, 2018

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Undecided

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 12, 2018