Are suspected auditory processing disorders in children between 8 and 12 years of age related to auditory and/or visual attention?

Completed

Conditions: (suspected) auditory processing disorders / listening problems
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Registration Number: NL-OMON40489

Lead Sponsor: Hanzehogeschool Groningen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

Age: 8;0 to 12;0 years
Monolingual: Dutch as mother language
Normal peripheral hearing (hearing loss of up to 20 dBHL on frequencies 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz)
Normal vision (Visual acuity > 0.80 (80%) without or with optimal correction (glasses))
Non verbal intelligence IQ*80
Language comprehension and production Q*80
Absence of additional and/or diagnosed developmental disorder, such as autism, ADHD, dyslexie, SLI etc. ;Children with suspected auditory processing disorder:
Presence of listeningproblems (clinical presentation) which would lead to a referral for a APD research. Suspicions on the basis of the experience of the parent(s) and/or the teacher.;Control group:
Typical developing children without listening problems.

Exclusion Criteria

Bi- or multilingualism
Hearing problems
Serious visual problems (visually impaired or blind)
Cognitive problems (non-verbal IQ<80)
Language comprehension or production problems (Q<80)
Severe speech production problems
Presence of a diagnosed developmental disorder (SLI, ASS-diagnosis, ADHD, determined syndrome)

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome is the difference between children with suspected ADP and<br /><br>the control group on the selected visual and auditory attention tasks. The<br /><br>primary outcome measure is the% correct score and response time on auditory and<br /><br>visual attention tasks.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures