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Translation and Validation of the Children and Adolescent Trauma Screen in French

Translation and Validation in French of a Child Psychotrauma Identification Scale - the CATS (Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05690113
Acronym
French-CATS
Enrollment
500
Registered
2023-01-19
Start date
2023-02-03
Completion date
2024-03-09
Last updated
2024-06-13

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Conditions

Adolescent Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry

Keywords

psychotraumatism, children, adolescent, scale, french translation, validation

Brief summary

Child psychotraumatism and complex psychotraumatism, mainly consecutive to child maltreatment, is a major unaddressed public health issue. The investigators aim to translate and validate a screening scale to help professionals to better detect and refer children at risk of psychotraumatism. This study aims to validate the psychometric properties of a french version of the CATS 2.0, in partnership with the original authors of the scale.

Interventions

PROCEDURECATS scale

During the inclusion visit (J0), enrolled children will complete the CATS scale as well as the SCARED (Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders). Their parents will also complete the CATS and the SDQ (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire).

Sponsors

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* child aged between 7 and 17 * at least an adult of reference (parent or tutor) reachable * agreement of adult of reference * for clinical population : have been potentially exposed to a potential traumatic event (according to DSM-V)

Exclusion criteria

* non-mastery of French language

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Psychometric properties of the Children and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) scaleDay 0 (D0)Construct validity (structural validity, convergent-divergent validity), intraclass correlation coefficients, and internal consistency analysis will be performed.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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