Influence of the Sensory Profile of Deaf Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders on the Outcome of Cochlear Implantation

Completed

• Conditions: Deafness
• Interventions: Other: Dunn's sensory profile questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04663022
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse

Brief Summary

An unpublished study conducted at Toulouse University Hospital revealed that 30% of implanted children with Autism Spectrum Disorders abandon their implant, while 70% of them keep it. The aim of this study is to evaluate the causes of this disparity, which is much greater than in children with cochlear implants without associated Autism Spectrum Disorders. Our problem is as follows: do the sensory hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity of deaf children with Autism Spectrum Disorders have an effect on the expected results after a cochlear implantation from a language and auditory reaction point of view?

Detailed Description

The present study will specifically focus on the sensory profile of these children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, which could be the cause of these developmental difficulties in language and communication development.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-10
• Primary Completion: 2021-05-10
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Deaf child with cochlear implant
• 15 months to 10 years old and 6 months old at the time of implantation
• Child with autism spectrum disorder (only for children group with autisme spectrum disorder)
• No opposition from the legal representative of the authority to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Opposition by the legal representative of the child
• Child under legal protection

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Child with cochlear implant and autism spectrum disorder	Dunn's sensory profile questionnaire	15 childs with coclear implant and with autism spectrum disorder
Child with cochlear implant	Dunn's sensory profile questionnaire	15 childs with coclear implant but without autism spectrum disorder

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
determine the sensory profile	inclusion visit	To determine the sensory profile of implanted deaf children with autism spectrum disorders, each parent complete the questionnaire Dunn's sensory profile

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Toulouse; 🇫🇷 Toulouse, France