Effect of watching cartoons on the auditory and memory skills of children.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/06/019816
- Lead Sponsor
- Pratheeksha B
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Hearing screening pass in the OAE test
For case-study group: Exposed to cartoons for more than half an hour per day (Indian cartoons, Non- Indian cartoons, Indian & Non-Indian Cartoons)
In Indian Cartoons: Children exposed to Indian based cartoons (Such as Chota Bheem, Mottu pathlu, Pakdam Pakdai, Roll No.21, Sally Bollywood, Amar Chitra Katha)
Non-Indian Cartoons: Children exposed to Non-Indian based cartoons (Pokemon, Doraemon, Shinchan, Hagemaru, Ben 10, Oggy and the Cockroaches)
For control group: No exposure to cartoons or Exposed to cartoons for less than or equal to half an hour per day.
Exclusion Criteria
Presence of any block/wax during otoscopic examination
Absence of OAE responses
Presence of any other associated conditions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Auditory processing skills in children vastly exposed to different types of cartoons and minimally or not exposed to any cartoons <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 10 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Working memory skills in children vastly exposed to different types of cartoons and minimally or not exposed to any cartoons.Timepoint: 10 months