The German Version of the Awareness of Social Inference Test

Completed

• Conditions: Social Cognition

• Registration Number: NCT03450356
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Brief Summary

Goal of the current project is the development of a German-language test battery for a realistic investigation of core areas of social issues Cognition (emotion, perspective taking). This test battery should be used in the investigation of patients with neuropsychological disorders. Investigators plan to establish a German-version of the TASIT that is more sensitive and shorter in administration than the original TASIT.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-02
• Study First Submitted: 2018-02-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2018-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-31
• Study Completion: 2020-03-31
• Status Verified: 2020-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• from the age of 35,
• at least 7 years of education
• understand German or Swiss German
• Subjective statement of good health
• Signed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) value below the fifth percentile of subjectively cognitive healthy persons
• signs of depressive mood (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score ≥ 5 points or Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) ≥ 10 points)
• Severe sensory deficits with potentially negative influence test results
• Severe motor deficits with potentially negative influence test results
• Systemic diseases or brain diseases with potentially negative Influence on test results
• St. n. Traumatic brain injury (with unconsciousness of at least 30 minutes)
• Severe pain with potentially negative influence on the test results
• Psychiatric problems like alcohol dependence syndrome or Schizophrenia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)®-5
• Regular use of drugs with potentially negative Influence on the test results with the exception of taking Benzodiazepines at night
• general anesthesia less than 3 months ago

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accuracy rate in perception of beliefs	60 minutes	The proportion of top scorers for any question - i.e. the proportion of participants who reach the full score of a specific scene. This proportion will be estimated for each scene and intensity separately with 95% confidence interval.
Accuracy rate in emotion perception and perception of beliefs and intentions	60 minutes	The proportion of top scorers for any question - i.e. the proportion of participants who reach the full score of a specific scene. This proportion will be estimated for each scene and intensity separately with 95% confidence interval.
Accuracy rate in perception of intentions	60 minutes	The proportion of top scorers for any question - i.e. the proportion of participants who reach the full score of a specific scene. This proportion will be estimated for each scene and intensity separately with 95% confidence interval.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital; 🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland