CAH congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children and adolescents between age 6 and 16 under treatment for CAH in Radboudumc
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Comorbidity: disease that might influence neuropsychological functioning
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive functioning To measure global intellectual functioning we will use the Wechsler Intelligence Scale (WISC-III). This intelligence test is standardized for children in the age range of 6-16 years old. The WISC-III-NL consists of 13 subtests, grouped as Verbal and Performal subtests. One subtest is complementary and two are optional. The Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome for Children (BADS-c) will be used to measure problems in daily functioning emerged from abnormalities in planning- and organizational skills. We are assessing two subtasks of this battery, namely the key test (a test for strategy formation) and the zoo map test to measure planning abilities. The sort version of The Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch) will be used to measure different aspects of attention. We will investigate outcomes of four subtasks to examine attention. The sky search task will be used to measure selective attention, the count task to measure sustained attention, the creature counting task to measure attentional control and the sky search dual task to measure divided attention. Social cognition To measure social cognition we will use the Theory of Mind test-R (ToM test-R). Information is collected regarding the manner in which children between 4 and 12 years process social understanding, insight and sensitivity. With this test we can analyze strengths and weaknesses concerning social cognitive skills. The test is standardized for children in the age range of 4-12 years old. The Emotion Recognition Task (ERT) measures the recognition of six basic emotions in facial expressions: fear, happiness, sadness, surprise, anger and disgust. There will be shown video clips of different length, starting with a neutral face that changes in a facial expression of different intensity (20-100%). Psychological functioning With the Dutch Social-Emotional-Questionnaire (SEV) we will check if there are certain social-emotional probl | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The level of parenting stress will be measured with the Nijmegen Parenting Stress Index - short form questionnaire (NOSIK). The NOSIK is a diagnostic questionnaire to investigate if parents experience a certain degree of stress within the context of raising a child. The Schok Verwerkingslijst (SVL) will be used to meassure a certain degree of trauma by parents, in the context of the birth of their child. The SVL meassures two key characteristics of a trauma, re-experiencing and avoidance. The SVL contains of 15 items of which seven relate to re-experiencing and eight relate to avoidance of thoughts and feelings about the event. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed