Assessment of Language Comprehension and Learning in Children Attending Child Psychiatry Services (TICOALA-SOINS)
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In plain language
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: TICOALA.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Typical Development, Typically Developing Children Ages 3 to 6, Typical Preschoolers Who Can Not Zipper, Children. Basic parameters: 3 years — 7 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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Official title
TICOALA-SOINS : Assessment of Language Comprehension and Learning in Children Attending Child Psychiatry Services. Pilot Study of Acceptability and Feasibility.
Overview
Language is central to children's cognitive, emotional, and social development, and language difficulties are a frequent reason for consultation in child psychiatry, often co-occurring with psychiatric disorders. Yet, systematic language assessment is rarely possible due to the limited availability of speech-language therapists in these services. The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate lexical and syntactic comprehension and word learning. This study aims to assess its acceptability among children aged 3-7 attending a child psychiatry service in Paris, as well as among clinicians and parents. Secondary goals include testing the feasibility of a larger study, describing children's language skills, and examining how these relate to clinical and background variables.
Detailed description
Language is intrinsically linked to children's cognitive, social, emotional, and psychological development, and plays a crucial role in both academic achievement and psychosocial adjustment. In child psychiatry, language difficulties are a common reason for consultation and are frequently associated with psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorders or attention difficulties. However, due to the limited availability of speech-language therapists in these settings, systematic language assessments are rarely conducted.
The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate children's lexical and syntactic comprehension, as well as their ability to learn new words. Integrating this tool into clinical practice could provide an initial language assessment and help guide referrals for formal speech-language evaluation.
Main Objective To assess the acceptability of the TICOALA tool among children attending our child psychiatry service.
Secondary Objectives
* To evaluate its acceptability for clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists) and parents. * To assess the acceptability of the parental clinical questionnaire. * To determine the feasibility of conducting a larger-scale study. * To describe the language skills (lexical, syntactic, word learning) of children in our service. * To analyze the relationship between language skills and clinical/anamnestic data (socio-economic background, play and screen exposure, language experience, etc.).
Target Population Children aged 3-7 years consulting at the child psychiatry service in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Interventions
- Other TICOALA
The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate children's lexical and syntactic comprehension, as well as their ability to learn new words. Integrating this tool into clinical practice could provide an initial language assessment and help guide referrals for formal speech-language evaluation.
Primary outcome measures
- Acceptability of the TICOALA tool among children attending our child psychiatry service [Time frame: 4 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children (boys or girls) aged 3-7 years
- Consulting in the child psychiatry service
- Enrolled in a French-speaking school
Exclusion criteria
- Inability to use the tablet-based TICOALA tool due to severe sensory (blindness, deafness), motor, or intellectual impairment
- Refusal of the child or parents/legal guardians to participate
- Child not affiliated with the French social security system
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Diagnostic
Study locations
France · 1 center
- Barabara BONNEL — Paris
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07283458 · D25-P001