Handedness in Children – Reviewing the Assessment as Part of the School Entry Examination

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00038831

Enrollment

2500

Registered

2026-07-30

Start date

2024-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Händigkeit/Lateralität

Interventions

Group 1: As part of the school entrance examination, children and their parents are asked additional questions focusing on handedness, and the examiners carry out and document structured observations.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: none

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
What - Prevalence of handedness among future school starters When - At the same time as the school entry examination How - Data is collected using a self-developed questionnaire on handedness medical history and structured observations during the examination. In cases of unclear handedness, as assessed by examiners or based on medical history, testing by certified experts is offered.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Investigate whether supplementing the school entrance examination with individual observations and/or additional questions to determine handedness would provide a more accurate prediction.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNeeltje van den Berg

Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Institut für Community Medicine

neeltje.vandenberg@uni-greifswald.de+49 (0)3834 86 77 71

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026