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Assessment of Language Comprehension and Learning in Children Attending Child Psychiatry Services (TICOALA-SOINS)

NCT ID: NCT07283458

Last Updated: 2025-12-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-03

Study Completion Date

2028-03-03

Brief Summary

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Language is central to children's cognitive, emotional, and social development, and language difficulties are a frequent reason for consultation in child psychiatry, often co-occurring with psychiatric disorders. Yet, systematic language assessment is rarely possible due to the limited availability of speech-language therapists in these services.

The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate lexical and syntactic comprehension and word learning. This study aims to assess its acceptability among children aged 3-7 attending a child psychiatry service in Paris, as well as among clinicians and parents. Secondary goals include testing the feasibility of a larger study, describing children's language skills, and examining how these relate to clinical and background variables.

Detailed Description

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Language is intrinsically linked to children's cognitive, social, emotional, and psychological development, and plays a crucial role in both academic achievement and psychosocial adjustment. In child psychiatry, language difficulties are a common reason for consultation and are frequently associated with psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorders or attention difficulties. However, due to the limited availability of speech-language therapists in these settings, systematic language assessments are rarely conducted.

The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate children's lexical and syntactic comprehension, as well as their ability to learn new words. Integrating this tool into clinical practice could provide an initial language assessment and help guide referrals for formal speech-language evaluation.

Main Objective To assess the acceptability of the TICOALA tool among children attending our child psychiatry service.

Secondary Objectives

* To evaluate its acceptability for clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists) and parents.
* To assess the acceptability of the parental clinical questionnaire.
* To determine the feasibility of conducting a larger-scale study.
* To describe the language skills (lexical, syntactic, word learning) of children in our service.
* To analyze the relationship between language skills and clinical/anamnestic data (socio-economic background, play and screen exposure, language experience, etc.).

Target Population Children aged 3-7 years consulting at the child psychiatry service in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Conditions

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Typical Development Typically Developing Children Ages 3 to 6 Typical Preschoolers Who Can Not Zipper Children Children Behavior Problem FRENCH STUDY

Keywords

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language assessment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Children with language comprehension and learning difficulties

Group Type OTHER

TICOALA

Intervention Type OTHER

The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate children's lexical and syntactic comprehension, as well as their ability to learn new words. Integrating this tool into clinical practice could provide an initial language assessment and help guide referrals for formal speech-language evaluation.

Interventions

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TICOALA

The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate children's lexical and syntactic comprehension, as well as their ability to learn new words. Integrating this tool into clinical practice could provide an initial language assessment and help guide referrals for formal speech-language evaluation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children (boys or girls) aged 3-7 years
* Consulting in the child psychiatry service
* Enrolled in a French-speaking school

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to use the tablet-based TICOALA tool due to severe sensory (blindness, deafness), motor, or intellectual impairment
* Refusal of the child or parents/legal guardians to participate
* Child not affiliated with the French social security system
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

7 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Université Paris Cité

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier St Anne

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Central Contacts

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Khaoussou SYLLA, Dr

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +33145658486

Email: [email protected]

Viviane AWASSI

Role: CONTACT

Phone: + 33 1 45 65 84 86

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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D25-P001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id