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Age-related changes in social-communication abilities

Examining Age-Related Changes in Communicative-Pragmatic Abilities Using Assessment Battery for Communication (ABaCo) Among Indian Adults - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/08/072129
Enrollment
165
Registered
2024-08-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Krishna Viswam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals between the ages of 20 to 90 years of age Individuals who are proficient in English (score of seven and above) based on Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire (LEAP-Q) (Marian et al., 2007) Belonging to middle socioeconomic status based on Modified Kuppuswamy Socioeconomic scale Radhakrishnan & Nagaraja, 2023)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals reporting any chronic medical illness like cardiovascular condition/renal failure/lung diseases/previous cancer diagnosis/psychiatric conditions/drug or alcohol abuse Individuals reporting uncontrolled hypertension/diabetes Individuals reporting uncorrected sensory disturbances Individuals reporting functional limitations in carrying out the basic day-to-day activities Individuals with an educational level below five years of schooling experience

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Linguistic Extralinguistic Paralinguistic Context ConversationalTimepoint: 36 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunila John

Manipal College of Health Professions Manipal Academy of Higher Education

sunila.john@manipal.edu9986206894

Outcome results

None listed

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