Trial reportBMC pediatrics2018
Effects of home-based play-assisted stimulation on developmental performances of children living in extreme poverty: a randomized single-blind controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02988180 (Developmental and Growth Status of Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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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)
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effect of a home-visiting parenting program to promote early childhood development and prevent violence: a cluster-randomized trial in Rwanda.BMJ global health · 2021Trial
- A complementary feeding and play intervention improves the home environment and mental development among toddlers in rural India.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Trial
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- The influence of nutritional status, the home environment, and schooling on behavioral outcomes of hyperactivity and inattention among grade-school children in rural Nepal.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Creating Family-Centred Support for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Africa: Examples of Local Community Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- The Effectiveness of Interactive Text Messaging and Structured Psychosocial Support Groups on Developmental Milestones of Children From Adolescent Pregnancies in Kenya: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- The Brain Imaging for Global Health (BRIGHT) Project: Longitudinal cohort study protocol.Gates open research · 2023Article
- The role of sociodemographic and psychosocial variables in early childhood development: A secondary data analysis of the 2014 and 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in the Dominican Republic.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Maternal pregnancy diet, postnatal home environment and executive function and behavior in 3- to 4-y-olds.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2021Article
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- Habituation and novelty detection fNIRS brain responses in 5- and 8-month-old infants: The Gambia and UK.Developmental science · 2019Article
- Quality of care and suspected developmental delay among children aged 1-59 months: a cross-sectional study in 8 counties of rural China.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundChildren living with foster families in a resource-limited setting such as Ethiopia are at risk of developmental problems. It is not yet clear whether intensive home-based developmental stimulation assisted by play can reduce these problems. The main objective of this study was to examine the effects of play-assisted intervention integrated into basic services on the developmental performance of children living with foster families in extreme poverty.
methodsA randomized single-blind (investigator) controlled trial design was used. The study was conducted in Jimma, South West Ethiopia. Using computer-generated codes, eligible children of 3-59 months in age were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 39) and control (n = 39) groups at a 1:1 ratio. Children in the intervention group received home-based play-assisted stimulation in addition to the basic services provided to children in both groups. The intervention consisted of an hour of play stimulation conducted during a weekly home visit over the course of six months. Personal-social, language, fine and gross motor outcomes were assessed using Denver II-Jimma, and social-emotional outcome was obtained using an adapted Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ: SE). Information about sociodemographic characteristics was collected using a structured questionnaire. Anthropometric methods were used to determine nutritional status. The effects of the intervention on the abovementioned outcomes over the study period and group differences in change over time were examined using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE).
resultsStatistically significant intervention effects were found for language (P = 0.0014), personal-social (P = 0.0087) and social-emotional (P < 0.0001) performances. At the midline of the study, language (effect size = 0.34) and social-emotional (effect size = - 0.603) benefits from the play-assisted stimulation had already been observed for the children in the intervention group. For language, the intervention effect depended on the child's sex (P = 0.0100) and for personal-social performance, on family income (P = 0.0300).
conclusionsIntensive home-based play-assisted stimulation reduced the developmental problems of children in foster families in the context of extreme poverty. Longer follow-up may reveal further improvements in the developmental performance of the children.
trial registrationThe study was retrospectively registered on ClinicalTrials.gov on 17 November 2016, Study Identifier: NCT02988180 .
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