Kids-CAT: Development and Validation of the first German-speaking Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT) for the assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in healthy and chronically ill children and adolescents.

Kids-CAT: Development and Validation of the first German-speaking Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT) for the assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in healthy and chronically ill children and adolescents. - Kids-CAT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00006326

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2014-08-01

Start date

2013-06-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

E14 J40-J47 M05-M14

Interventions

Group 1: 1. Development of a computer-adaptive test (CAT) for the assessment of the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents 2. Chronically ill children and adolescents suffering fro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinical sample: The participant must be diagnosed with asthma, arthritis, or diabetes based on ICD-10. Both parent and child must enrol in the study together and be able to listen, speak, and read German. Both children/adolescents and parents must consent to the study participation by completing and signing an informed consent form prior to study participation. School-based sample: Parents must consent to the study participation by completing and signing an informed consent form prior to study participation. Child must be able to listen, speak, and read German.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: /

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
(1) The development of a computer-adaptive test (CAT) assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children and adolescents (2) The assessment of reliability (internal consistency reliability with Cronbach alpha) and validity (factorial validity by confirmatory factor analyses; construct validity by correlations of the Kids-CAT with other well established quality of life instruments, e.g. the Peds-QL, Kidscreen-27 and Kindl-R) of the HRQOL-CAT among children and adolescents with asthma, arthritis and diabetes (3) To collect norm data in healthy children and adolescents	—

Measure

Time frame

(1) The development of a computer-adaptive test (CAT) assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for children and adolescents (2) The assessment of reliability (internal consistency reliability with Cronbach alpha) and validity (factorial validity by confirmatory factor analyses; construct validity by correlations of the Kids-CAT with other well established quality of life instruments, e.g. the Peds-QL, Kidscreen-27 and Kindl-R) of the HRQOL-CAT among children and adolescents with asthma, arthritis and diabetes (3) To collect norm data in healthy children and adolescents

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Implementation of the HRQOL-CAT in routine care to test its feasibility and influences on the patient care process (e.g., physician-patient-communication).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDana Barthel

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-EppendorfKlinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, -psychotherapie und -psychosomatikForschungssektion „Child Public Health“

d.barthel@uke.de+49-40-7410-54216

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 22, 2026