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Trial reportNutrients2024

Effects of High-Intensity Motor Learning and Dietary Supplementation on Motor Skill-Related Physical Fitness in Thin Ethiopian Children Aged 5 to 7 Years: An Exploratory Pilot Cluster-Randomized Trial.

Melese Sinaga Teshome, Eugene Rameckers, Sarah Mingels, Marita Granitzer, Teklu Gemechu Abessa, Liesbeth Bruckers, Tefera Belachew, Evi Verbecque

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Trial report in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Melese Sinaga TeshomeDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Public Health, Health Institute, Jimma University, Jimma 378, Ethiopia.
Eugene RameckersRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 7, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Sarah MingelsRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 7, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9024-2377
Marita GranitzerRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 7, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Teklu Gemechu AbessaRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 7, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1070-8243
Liesbeth BruckersI-BioStat, Data Science Institute, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6978-3002
Tefera BelachewDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Public Health, Health Institute, Jimma University, Jimma 378, Ethiopia.
Evi VerbecqueRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Hasselt University, Wetenschapspark 7, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8116-1620

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalnutrition has extensive consequences, affecting multiple levels of functioning, including motor skill impairments. However, current interventions have mainly focused on dietary treatment, often neglecting motor impairments and relying solely on clinical and anthropometric indicators to assess treatment response. This study aims to bridge this gap by examining the combined effect of ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) and high-intensity motor learning (HiML) on motor skill-related physical fitness in children with moderate thinness (MT).

methodsA cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted among children 5-7 years old with MT in Jimma Town. Three schools were randomized to three intervention arms, including a total of 69 children: RUSF (

resultsThere was a significantly greater and comparable improvement in both the RUSF and RUSF + HiML groups compared to the control group for the 'stepping' item (

conclusionsA 12-week combination of RUSF + HiML was proven to be safe in children with MT and caused clear improvements in motor skill-related physical fitness. When the children received RUSF with HiML training, similar gains in stepping, side jump, standing long jump, and jumping and hopping were observed, except for the ball skills where the HiML training group performed better.

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Dietary SupplementsLearningMotor SkillsPhysical FitnessChildChild, PreschoolEthiopiaFemaleHumansMalePilot Projectshigh-intensity motor learningmoderate thinnessmotor skillsmuscular fitnessPERF-FITschool children

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PMCPMC11723309

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