Exploring factors of Theory of Mind development in hearing impaired preschool children with cochlear implants.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: H93; Other disorders of ear, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: DRKS00020891
• Lead Sponsor: Implant Centrum Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2019-11-06
• Results First Posted: 2021-03-19
• Study Start: 2021-10-08
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

monolingual German
no cognitive impairments
hearing age with CI at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

s. Inclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary goal: The question is to be answered whether CI-children present a lower development status in the ToM compared to children with normal hearing. In addition, the relationship between the development level in the ToM and social-emotional competence/behavioral problems and the responsiveness in parent-child interactions is to be examined.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary goals: The question is to be examined whether there is a relationship between performance in the ToM tasks and the status of language development (lexical-semantic / syntactic language level).