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Background  The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends incorporating psychosocial stimulation into the management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM). However, there is little evidence about the effectiveness of these interventions for SAM children, particularly when serious food shortages and lack of a balanced diet prevail. The objective of this study was to examine whether family-based psychomotor/psychosocial stimulation in a low-income setting improves the development, linear growth, and nutritional outcomes in children with SAM.    Method  Children with SAM ( N  = 339) admitted for treatment to the Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, were randomized to a control ( n  = 170) or intervention ( n  = 169) group. Both groups received routine medical care and nutritional treatment at the hospital. The intervention group additionally received play-based psychomotor/psychosocial stimulation during their hospital stay, and at home for 6 months after being discharged from hospital.  The fine motor (FM) and gross motor (GM) functions, language (LA) and personal-social (PS) skills of the children were assessed using adapted Denver II, the social-emotional (SE) behavior was assessed using adapted Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional, and the linear growth and nutritional status were determined through anthropometric assessments. All outcomes were assessed before the intervention, upon discharge from hospital, and 6 months after discharge (as end-line). The overtime changes of these outcomes measured in both groups were compared using Generalized Estimating Equations.    Results  The intervention group improved significantly on GM during hospital follow-up by 0.88 points ( p  < 0.001, effect size = 0.26 SD), and on FM functions during the home follow-up by 1.09 points ( p  = 0.001, effect size = 0.22 SD). Both young and older children benefited similarly from the treatment. The intervention did not contribute significantly to linear growth and nutritional outcomes.    Conclusion  Psychomotor/psychosocial stimulation of SAM children enhances improvement in gross motor functions when combined with standard nutrient-rich diets, but it can enhance the fine motor functions even when such standard dietary care is not available.    Trial registration  The trial was retrospectively registered on 30 January 2017 at the US National Institute of Health (ClinicalTrials.gov) #  NCT03036176 .    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (10.1186/s12887-019-1696-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

bmc pediatrics

Effect of play-based family-centered psychomotor/psychosocial stimulation on the development of severely acutely malnourished children under six in a low-income setting: a randomized controlled trial