The previous study found that infants aged 6 to 12 months in the orphanage displayed less instability of gross motor development during less than the 50th percentiles. ACTIVE AND STRUCTURED PLAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION,
Conditions
Interventions
Active and structured play in upright position or being holistic stimulated on their development in an upright position such as sitting or standing and perform reaching and grasping an object,
listening to the picture book reading and exploring outside environment. ,The infants will only receive routine care from the caregivers in the orphanage.
Experimental Other,No Intervention No treatment
Active and structure play in upright position developmental stimulation program ,Routine care
Sponsors
The graduate school of Khon Kaen University
Research Center in Back,
Neck,
Other Joint Pain and Human Performance (BNOJPH)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Months to 12 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Healthy full-term infants (gestation ages = 38-42 weeks) (Restiffe and Gherpelli, 2012; Saccani et al., 2013) ages of 6.5 to 8.5 months 2) Birth weight ≥ 2,500 grams (Restiffe and Gherpelli, 2012; Saccani et al., 2013) 3) Apgar scores at the 5th minutes were between 8-10 scores (Saccani et al., 2013) 4) Abandoned infants or orphaned infants who have no opportunity to receive breast-milk feeding. 5) The infant is able to sit with support using the child seat and maintain the head in midline (Karasik et al., 2015), and stand with support by extending their knee joints and weight-bearing on both feet (Piper and Darrah, 1994).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants diagnosed by doctors at the local hospitals as having 1) major neurological abnormalities such as muscle paralysis, abnormal or jerky movements, seizures (Levine, 1980; Darrah et al., 1998) 2) genetic diseases such as Down’s syndrome or congenital diseases such as congenital heart disease and musculoskeletal disorders or physical deformities (Darrah et al., 1998; Dusing et al., 2018) 3) visual and hearing deficits (Franchak et al., 2010; Sanchez et al, 2019) with problems affecting motor development.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) at 1, 2 and 3 months after end of the intervention The gross motor score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Peabody Development Motor Scale-2 and Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Development at 1, 2 and 3 months after end of the intervention Fine motor and language score | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSunanta Prommin
Faculty of Associated Medical Science, Khon Kaen University
Outcome results
None listed