Creation of Auditory Processing Disorder Screening Tool in French

NCT04363580 | Terminated

• 2 other identifiers: APHP1908442019-A01288-49
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to validate a screening tool for auditory processing disorder in children of 7 to 13 years old. This screening tool was created based on literature and combines a questionnaire and a mini-battery of tests composed of verbal and nonverbal assessments.

Conditions

Auditory Processing Disorder

Keywords

Auditory processing disorder; Screening tool; Children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sensitivity

  Comparison of the results of the auditory processing disorder screening tool with those obtained at the auditory processing disorder reference diagnostic battery. Sensitivity: Number of true positives / Number of true positives + Number of false negatives For the screening tool questionnaire, a score of 1 is given for each item for which parents or teachers believe that the child has a problem. A score of more than 50% on the questionnaire (or sub-section) suggests that the child is at risk of having an auditory processing disorder. The child would also be at risk when he fails at least one hearing test of the tool.

  2 years

• Specificity

  Comparison of the results of the auditory processing disorder screening tool with those obtained at the auditory processing disorder reference diagnostic battery. Specificity: Number of true negatives / Number of true negatives + Number of false positives For the screening tool questionnaire, a score of 1 is given for each item for which parents or teachers believe that the child has a problem. A score of more than 50% on the questionnaire (or sub-section) suggests that the child is at risk of having an auditory processing disorder. The child would also be at risk when he fails at least one hearing test of the tool.

  2 years

Study Arms (1)

Patients

Children consulting for an assessment of central auditory skills

Other: Auditory processing disorder screening tool

Interventions

Auditory processing disorder screening tool OTHER

Screening tool : a questionnaire completed by the parents and the child's teacher and a mini-battery of tests composed of verbal and nonverbal assessments. Questions for parents are grouped into four sections: * Reference pattern and portrait of the child. * Auditory history. * History of speech and language development. * School history. The teacher questionnaire has seven sections: * Portrait of the child. * Reading and writing. * Speaking. * Mathematics. * Music. * Memory. * Listening skills and understanding: * Concentration and organization. * Environment. Mini-battery of tests: * Dichotic Numeric Listening Test. * Identification test of 15 patterns of frequency-varying sounds at each ear. * Test of 10 monosyllables in noise per ear. * Auditory memory test by measuring the range of figures (instead of words in order to reduce the contribution of language processing).

Patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children referred for an assessment of central auditory skills at ENT unit of Necker hospital.

You may qualify if:

• Child aged 7 to 13 on the day of enrollment.
• Child referred for assessment of central auditory skills, who did not have an auditory processing disorder -type assessment before.
• Hearing thresholds at both ears between 0 decibels Hearing Level (dB HL) and 15 dB HL at 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000 and 8000 Hz. Absence of auditory neuropathy.
• Child affiliated to a social security scheme.
• Holders of parental authority who do not oppose the patient's participation in research.

You may not qualify if:

• Known neurological disorder (epilepsy, cranial trauma, etc.).
• Non medicated attention deficit since the presence of such a deficit can affect the child's performance during the auditory processing disorder assessment.
• Intellectual disability since impairment of cognitive skills may also explain poor test performance (IQ \<80).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin: collaborator
• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades

Paris, 75015, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Auditory Perceptual Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Auditory Diseases, Central; Retrocochlear Diseases; Ear Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Perceptual Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Cognition Disorders; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Natalie Loundon, MD, PhD

  Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Isabelle Rouillon, MD

  Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2020
• First Posted: April 27, 2020
• Study Start: September 18, 2020
• Primary Completion: May 15, 2021
• Study Completion: May 15, 2021
• Last Updated: March 12, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)