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Exploring factors of Theory of Mind development in hearing impaired preschool children with cochlear implants.

Exploring factors of Theory of Mind development in hearing impaired preschool children with cochlear implants. - ToM

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00020891
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-10-08
Start date
2019-04-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

H93

Interventions

Group 1: Theory of Mind testing in children fitted with a cochlear implant
collection of parent questionnaires and testing of the CI children with regard to speech comprehension performance (PDSS). Group 2: Control group of normal-hearing children undergoing the same testing

Sponsors

Implant Centrum Freiburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: monolingual German no cognitive impairments hearing age with CI at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: s. Inclusion Criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary goal: The question is to be answered whether CI-children present a lower development status in the ToM compared to children with normal hearing. In addition, the relationship between the development level in the ToM and social-emotional competence/behavioral problems and the responsiveness in parent-child interactions is to be examined.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary goals: The question is to be examined whether there is a relationship between performance in the ToM tasks and the status of language development (lexical-semantic / syntactic language level).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactStefanie Kröger

Implant Centrum Freiburg

stefanie.kroeger@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761 27072710

Outcome results

None listed

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