To investigate whether attention problems play a role in children, aged between 8 and 12 years, with suspected problems in auditory processing. And if so, whether these attention problems are specific to the auditory modality or also occur in the…
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Brief title
Condition
- Communication disorders and disturbances
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The primary outcome is the difference between children with suspected ADP and
the control group on the selected visual and auditory attention tasks. The
primary outcome measure is the% correct score and response time on auditory and
visual attention tasks.
Secondary outcome
Not applicable.
Background summary
Some children encounter problems with listening and understanding speech in
daily life although there is nothing wrong with peripheral hearing. After the
ears have picked up the sound, something seems to go wrong with processing the
speech into a meaningful message. Internationally the problems with processing
the sounds are labeled as " Auditory Processing Disorders ( APD ) or listening
problems .
The aim of this research proposal is to investigate the curent labeling of
children with listening problems by using the label APD.
Pofessionals in the Netherlands use the Checklist Auditory Processing Disorders
to screen children with listening complaints and to get a referral for further
research at an Audiological Centre. The researchers have, based on the
scientific literature, major doubts about the validity of the diagnosis of APD.
We assume that the diagnostic label APD in children with listening problems is
incorrect, and that failure on the checklist and / or APD test battery does not
indicate a specific auditory processing disorder, but an attention problem. The
hypothesis is that a reduced attention to auditory and / or visual stimulie has
a relationship with the listening problems in children with suspected APD
(children who are in the current practice referenced to an Audiological Centre
as children with listening problems).
Study objective
To investigate whether attention problems play a role in children, aged between
8 and 12 years, with suspected problems in auditory processing. And if so,
whether these attention problems are specific to the auditory modality or also
occur in the visual modality.
Study design
Observational study: cas-control design
Study burden and risks
Children that participate in the study come along with a parent(s) / counselor
to the Hanze Active Ageing Lab (HAAL) in Groningen. Parents have to fill in
questionnaires during the home visit. The teacher of the child completes one
questionnaire. Measurements are done at the HAAL and are deliverd by computer
or paper in the form of games. The measurements will take about 2 1/2 hours
(explanation and breaks included). To our knowledge participation in the study
does not have any potential risk.
Eyssoniusplein 18
Groningen 9714 CE
NL
Eyssoniusplein 18
Groningen 9714 CE
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Age: 8;0 to 12;0 years
Monolingual: Dutch as mother language
Normal peripheral hearing (hearing loss of up to 20 dBHL on frequencies 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz)
Normal vision (Visual acuity > 0.80 (80%) without or with optimal correction (glasses))
Non verbal intelligence IQ*80
Language comprehension and production Q*80
Absence of additional and/or diagnosed developmental disorder, such as autism, ADHD, dyslexie, SLI etc. ;Children with suspected auditory processing disorder:
Presence of listeningproblems (clinical presentation) which would lead to a referral for a APD research. Suspicions on the basis of the experience of the parent(s) and/or the teacher.;Control group:
Typical developing children without listening problems.
Exclusion criteria
Bi- or multilingualism
Hearing problems
Serious visual problems (visually impaired or blind)
Cognitive problems (non-verbal IQ<80)
Language comprehension or production problems (Q<80)
Severe speech production problems
Presence of a diagnosed developmental disorder (SLI, ASS-diagnosis, ADHD, determined syndrome)
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL47283.042.13 |