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Study of Emotion and Cognition Abilities of Children With PWS and Proposition of an Innovative Remediation

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Interventions
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Device: t-VNS
Registration Number
NCT04526379
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Toulouse
Brief Summary

The present project project is divided in two parts. The primary aim of the part 1 of this study is to evaluate emotional control abilities of children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) aged from 9 to 15 years and to study repercussions of this supposed lack of abilities on cognitive capacities and behavioral troubles. The study also evaluate influence of the emotional symptomatology of patients on quality of parents' life and on the care of parents and scholar/institutional caregivers. In the second part of this study, the study evaluate the feasibility and the tolerance to a non-invasive device supposed to reduce emotional symptoms in this disease.

Detailed Description

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder involving a variety of clinical, behavioral and cognitive symptoms. 83 to 97% of patients have episodes of temper tantrum, associated with an important emotional lability. These different cognitive and behavioral limitations are barriers to the social integration of patients. The PWS also has repercussions on well-being and quality of life of the family. Thus, the present project focuses on the characteristics of emotional control related to the anger of children with PWS and its behavioral, cognitive and social implications. In addition, at a therapeutic level, our project assumes that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (t-VNS), a non-invasive, safe and inexpensive method, could be effective in reducing the severity of behavioral disorders such as temper tantrums while improving cognitive performance and social communication in the PWS.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age from 9 to 15 years old
  • Prader-Willi syndrome with identified genotype.
  • No psychiatric disorder neither PWS.
  • Severe global symptomatology attested by a CGI-S score
Exclusion Criteria
  • Identified psychiatric or behavioral disorders
  • Severe visual or hearing impairment.
  • Sleep apnea syndrome treated with non-invasive ventilation,
  • Epileptic seizures
  • Cardiac disorders.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
non affected childrenQuestionnairesEvaluation of cognitive abilities of children with PWS compared to a non-pathologic population of children by several cognitive tasks and neuropsychological tests
children with PWSt-VNSEvaluation of cognitive abilities of children with PWS by several cognitive tasks and neuropsychological tests.
children with PWSQuestionnairesEvaluation of cognitive abilities of children with PWS by several cognitive tasks and neuropsychological tests.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
assessment of the level of emotional controlday 0

composite score of emotional control level of children with PWS composed of scores of emotional lability

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Test of evaluation of cognitive abilities2 days

multimodal emotional recognition test MERT

Evaluation of cognitive abilities2 days

WISC-V

Evaluation of cognitive abilities of children with PWS2 days

emotional language task

Evaluation of behavioral disorders of children with PWS by Hyperphagia Questionnairemonth 6

HQ-CT (Hyperphagia Questionnaire) scale: The HQ-CT (Hyperphagia Questionnaire for Use in Prader-Willi Syndrome Clinical Trials, Fehnel et al., 2015, appendix 10) is a scale derived from the Dykens hyperphagia questionnaire (Dykens et al., 2007). The specificity of the Dykens questionnaire makes it a favored tool in the international literature in the evaluation of the eating behavior of patients with PWS (Crain, 2010). The HQ-CT was created specifically to assess the eating behavior of these patients in clinical trials. It consists of 9 items for which a person taking care of the patient (family or caregiver) indicates the frequency and severity of the behavior described on a 5-point Likert scale (with 1 = absence of the behavior and 5 = very frequent behavior or severe) (⍺ = .91). (duration = 5 ') - so 1 is the minimum value and 5 the maximum value and higher scores mean a worse outcome

Evaluation of behavioral disorders of children with PWS by CBCL (Child Behavior Checklist) scalemonth 6

CBCL (Child Behavior CheckList) scale: is a questionnaire comprising 1) an adaptive functioning scale (activities, social and school spheres), 2) a syndrome scale (social withdrawal, anxiety / depression, somatic complaints, social problems, thinking problems, attention problems, behavior problems and aggressiveness; total of internalized problems and total of externalized problems), 3) a DSM-oriented scale (Lengua et al., 2001; anxiety, attention problems / hyperactivity, behavior problems, depression, opposition / mistrust, social problems / immaturity, somatization). (duration = 20 ') - there is no minimum and maximum values as this is an evaluation of behavioral disorders

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital

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Toulouse, France

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