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Effect of cartoons on speaking and listening skills of children

Influence of cartoon soundscape on auditory processing, phonological processing, and auditory working memory skills in young children

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/02/049665
Enrollment
128
Registered
2023-02-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Educational counselling: Frequency of intervention: One time(after phase 2) Then parents will be asked to timeout their children from cartoons for a time span of 48 days, by gradually r

Sponsors

Varsha U
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Phase1 Parents of typically developing children from both gender groups with a minimum of 10 years of Education who are able to read and write English/ Kannada and with middle socioeconomic status Phases 2 and 3 Children with typical language development whose pure tone thresholds are below 20 dBHL and OAEs present They should have gone to preschool with sufficient vocabulary in English Specific inclusion criteria Group 1(Cartoon low-exposure) Children with exposure to animated cartoons for less than or equal to two hours/day with an exposure history of fewer than six months Group 2(Cartoon high-exposure) Children with exposure to animated cartoons for more than two hours per day for more than six months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Phase 1 Parents of children with sensory or developmental disorders Phases 2 and 3 Children with any developmental disorders, temporary or permanent hearing loss, or under any medications like neuro-depressants or other sedatives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Profiling of auditory processing, phonological processing , and auditory working memory skillsTimepoint: At baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Profiling of auditory processing, phonological processing, and auditory working memory skillsTimepoint: After 48 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVarsha U

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

kishan.m@manipal.edu9845141575

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026