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Validity of the French Version of the Child's Vestibular Disorder Symptoms Questionnaire

Validity of the French Version of the Child's Vestibular Disorder Symptoms Questionnaire

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04117620
Acronym
QEV-FR
Enrollment
85
Registered
2019-10-07
Start date
2020-04-28
Completion date
2021-04-28
Last updated
2025-09-12

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

Conditions

Dizziness

Keywords

Pediatric vestibular symptom, Pediatric vestibular symptom questionnaire in french

Brief summary

There is currently no score in French for evaluating disorders of the child's balance. Only one questionnaire was validated in the child in English in 2016, the Pediatric Vestibular Symptom Questionnaire . The objective of the research is to validate the French translation of this questionnaire.

Detailed description

Balance disorders are the most common cause of dizziness in children with a prevalence of 0.7 to 15%. Vestibular migraine, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the child, post-concussion dizziness as a result of cranial trauma, and viral vestibular neuritis are the most common causes. However, these disorders are often undiagnosed in children as many doctors may attribute these symptoms to behavioural disorders or clumsiness. This is probably because of the difficulty children may have in expressing or describing their dizziness symptoms without specific questioning, but also because of the tendency of children to accept the terminology that an adult offers them or even tend to cling to their parents when they experience a balance disorder or vertigo. Vestibular disorders can also have secondary psychological symptoms with an impact on school learning and quality of life. A precise interrogation to check the symptoms, to look for the triggers and to trace the installation of the symptoms is fundamental to diagnose and make a therapeutic decision. Thus, it is very important to help the child express his or her feelings by proposing different descriptions and formulations to determine the etiology and diagnosis. While a number of international questionnaires validated and translated into French exist in the adult to assess the presence, severity and impact of vestibular symptoms, there is currently no score in French for evaluating disorders of the child's balance. Only one questionnaire was validated in the child in English in 2016, the Pediatric Vestibular Symptom Questionnaire . The objective of the research is to validate the French translation of this questionnaire.

Interventions

OTHERPediatric Vestibular Symptom Questionnaire

Subjects respond to the translated questionnaire twice with 15 days interval

Sponsors

URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
CollaboratorOTHER
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Non-opposition of the holders of parental authority and the subject to participation in the study * Subjects between 7 and 17 years of age * Patients : patients followed in the clinic at Necker Hospital in pediatric department of otolaryngology and cervico-facial surgery and presenting with dizziness without associated ophthalmological or neurological disorder. * Controls : subject with no vestibular deficiency, symptoms of balance disorder, migraine, otological pathology or ophthalmological disorder at the time of inclusion or background.

Exclusion criteria

\- Absence of diagnosis after etiological assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reproducibility1 yearReproducibility of the questionnaire completed by a subject at 15 days apart. Student t-test.
Consistency reliability test1 yearMeasure of efficiency. Comparison of questionnaires completed by patients and controls.
Item-total Pearson correlation1 yearMeasure of efficiency. Comparison of questionnaires completed by patients and controls.
Principal components analysis1 yearMeasure of efficiency. Comparison of questionnaires completed by patients and controls.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026