Theory of Mind in Preschool Children, School Children, Youths and Adults Born Preterm or Full-term

Theory of Mind Bei Ehemals früh- Und Reifgeborenen Vorschulkindern, Schulkindern, Jugendlichen Und Erwachsenen

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02628015

Enrollment

480

Registered

2015-12-11

Start date

2016-03-31

Completion date

2018-12-31

Last updated

2016-03-14

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Conditions

Premature Birth

Keywords

Theory of Mind, Very Low Birthweight Infants

Brief summary

This study tests preschoolers, school children, youths and young adults, who were born preterm or full-term, in their theory of mind abilities.

Detailed description

Is there any difference in the development of theory of mind between preterms and full-terms? Is there a risk group of preterms to develop a deficit in theroy of mind? Four groups are tested: prescoolers (again two years later), youths and young adults. All participants were tested for theory of mind, executive functions, language and cognitive abilites.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* informed consent * preterm: birthweight \<1500g * full-term: born after 38 weeks

Exclusion criteria

* no informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
theory of mind 1	up to 7 months	Theory of Mind Scale (Group 1 and 2)
executive function 1	up to 7 months	Teddy-bear-Set-Shifting Task (all groups)
executive function 2	up to 7 months	Tower of London (all groups)
Language 1	up to 7 months	SETK 3-5 - Language Understanding Task (Group 1) there will be only one score for each participant, but there is a different task for the first group, than for the others
cognitive abilities 1	up to 7 months	SON 2 1/2 - 7 - Two subtests: Analogies and Categories (group 1) there will be two test-scores for each participant, but they can be aggregated to one score for cognitive abilities
theory of mind 2	up to 7 months	Mental State Stories (Group 2, 3 and 4)
theory of mind 3	up to 7 months	Faux Pas Stories (Group 2, 3, and 4)
theory of mind 4	up to 7 months	Reading the mind in the Eyes Test Revised (Group 4)
theory of mind 5	up to 7 months	Cambridge Mindreading Face-Voice Battery (only visual Items) (Group 4)
Language 2	up to 7 months	CFT 20 R - Vocabulary Task (group 2,3,4)
cognitive abilities 2	up to 7 months	SON 6-40 - Two subtests: Analogies and Categories (group 2,3,4) there will be two test-scores for each participant, but they can be aggregated to one score for cognitive abilities

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactStephanie Braun, M.Sc.

stbraun@uni-bonn.de0049 228 73

Outcome results