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PSYCHOSOCIAL STIMULATIONS AND TREATMENT OUTCOME OF SEVERE ACUTE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
Sponsor: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Summary
A playroom and a playground are already part of the stabilization unit and are furnished with basic facilities for engaging the SAM children in play-based motor, language, and personal-social activities. The severely acute malnourished children in the intervention group will be sent to a development pediatrician who will do a developmental assessment of the child and stimulation. A sensory therapist, an occupational therapist, and a physiotherapist will also be available for sessions.
Official title: EFFECT OF PSYCHOSOCIAL STIMULATIONS ON TREATMENT OUTCOME OF SEVERE ACUTE MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Months - 59 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
800
Start Date
2024-11-10
Completion Date
2025-04-10
Last Updated
2024-10-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Psychosocial stimulations
The psychosocial stimulation will be offered in two phases: in-patient (at stabilization unit) and after discharge patient will be referred to out-patient (at outpatient therapeutic centre) and developmental out-patient. The sessions with development paediatrician and team will be held every week lasting for about 20-40 min in the presence of the caregiver. The intervention includes auditory, tactile and visual stimulation, hand-eye coordination, and different types of sensory-motor training that included fine and gross motor activities. The guiding principle will be to enhance a child's holistic development-cognitive, language, physical, and social-in an integrated manner by using age-appropriate play materials, cultural tools, and resources.