Implicit Learning in Epileptic Children
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: ASRT task.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Epilepsy. Basic parameters: 8 years — 14 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Epileptic children suffer from impairments in various learning and memory tasks. Yet, no study investigated implicit learning in epileptic children. Implicit learning is not only underlying motor skills acquisition, but also social and cognitive ones. Because acquisition of new skills is optimal during childhood, the study of implicit learning mechanism in children is of major importance. The present study will be the first to explore implicit learning mechanisms in children with epilepsy. Implicit learning mechanisms can be preserved or altered.
Interventions
- Behavioral ASRT task
The ASRT (Alternating Serial Reaction Time) task is a computerized behavioral task measuring implicit learning. This task consists of 20 series of trials lasting 2 minutes each. In each trial, a stimulus is displayed on the screen in one of the four possible predefined locations. The participant must press a button to indicate the position of the stimulus on the screen. Response content and response time are recorded. At the end of every trial, the participant can take a break and resume the t
Primary outcome measures
- Response time [Time frame: The day of the inclusion]
- Response accuracy recorded during the ASRT task [Time frame: The day of the inclusion]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- For Patient group only: Children with epilepsy
- For Control group only: Children without neurological, psychiatric or developmental impairments
- For both groups: Parent or tutors agreement
- For both groups: Affiliated to French social security
Exclusion criteria
- Neurological impairments unrelated to epilepsy
- Psychiatric impairments unrelated to epilepsy
- Developmental impairments unrelated to epilepsy
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
France · 3 centers
- Agathe Marcastel, PhD — Bron
- Dezso Nemeth — Bron
- Service d'Epileptologie Clinique, des Troubles du sommeil et de Neurologie fonctionnelle d — Bron
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05285059 · 69HCL21_1190