NCT02988180

Intervention on Development and Growth at Children in Poverty

Developmental and Growth Status of Children (6-60 Months of Age) in Extreme Poverty in Jimma Town of Ethiopia: Effects of Developmental Stimulation - RAI (Risk Analysis and Intervention)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hasselt University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Months – 59 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Children in extreme poverty lack adequate care and face increased health risks. The earlier poverty strikes in the developmental process, the more deleterious and long-lasting its effects. There is, however, growing evidence that early interventions can prevent the negative consequences. Such interventions are effective, particularly when they are of high quality, organized at home and parents are involved. Recently, baseline assessment of developmental and nutritional status of SOS children and children in extreme poverty in Jimma region of South-West Ethiopia revealed that these children have developmental problems in language, motor, social-emotional skills and nutritional status. The impact of play-oriented stimulation activities integrated into the existing SOS basic program, on developmental outcomes, has never been investigated in this context. The main objective of the study is, therefore, to evaluate the impact of play-oriented stimulation integrated into the basic SOS program on the developmental outcomes of children living with foster families. This was done by comparing the intervention children with their age-matched children (control), not receiving the stimulation package. It was hypothesized that this package would significantly improve the developmental skills of these children.

Conditions

• Child Malnutrition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	basic services	The age-matched control children received the basic services such as family-home, food, clothing, health care, protection and education. However, they were not provided with the play-based developmental stimulation.
OTHER	the play-based developmental stimulation	Children in the intervention group received basic services such as family-home, food, clothing, health care, protection and education for older children. In addition, there received play-based developmental stimulation integrated into the services.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2016-07-01
• First posted: 2016-12-09
• Last updated: 2016-12-09

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: Belgium, Ethiopia