Early Childhood Attention Battery in Preterm Children

NCT05843266 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 4685
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aims of this project are:

1. 1.To explore, using the ECAB, if and in which measure the attentional abilities of young preterm children are different from term peers, whom reference data are already published27.
2. 2.To correlate the ECAB results with the "Conner's Teacher, Rating Scale- Revised e Conner's Parent Rating Scale", one of the available diagnostic interview that helps to identify signs of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in young children, at the age of 6 years and over.
3. 3.To study individual trajectories of attention pattern and development during age.

Conditions

Attention-deficit; Prematurity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• attentional abilities of young preterm children

  The Early Childhood Attention Battery (ECAB) consists of 8 subtest assessing 3 aspects of attention: selective attention, sustained attention, attentional control. Counting the number of correct answer we get a raw scores (with a different range for each task) that can be translated in a pondered score and in a percentile based on normative data collected on term born children and previously published

  3 years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 42 Months - 59 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Low risk preterm children

You may qualify if:

• gestational age (GA) \<34 weeks, intellectual functioning with Intelligence Quotient (IQ\>70 verified with Wechsler scales performed within 6 months from the ECAB, age at ECAB assessment between 3 years and 5 years 11 months.

You may not qualify if:

• presence of major brain lesions, major motor or behavioral disorders, WPPSI-III subtest receptive vocabulary with a scaled score \<8.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli

Rome, 00168, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Premature Birth

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Daniela Ricci, Medical Doctor

CONTACT

3929477842; d.ricci@iapb.it

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Target Duration: 12 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator Pediatric Neurologist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2023
• First Posted: May 6, 2023
• Study Start: February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 25, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2023
• Last Updated: May 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Locations

IT (1)