Perinatal and Psychological Correlates of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children.

Bartosz M. Radtke

Status: Completed

Conditions: Adolescent Development; Child Development; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Social Functioning; Perinatal Condition

Treatments: Other: Psychological assessment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06215092

2023/PTPiP/1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to investigate perinatal, cognitive and social-emotional correlates of neurodevelopmental disorders and educational difficulties in children and adolescents.

The study group consist of minimal 500 childrens over 5 years of age who will be examined by qualified diagnosticians. Participants will be evaluated with tasks related to the studied variables: cognitive functioning, social-emotional functioning. Furthermore informations regarding social-emotional functioning of children, will be collected from parents and teachers.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Is there a relationship between perinatal factors and the risk of occurrence of neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning difficulties?
2. Is there a specific pattern of cognitive functioning in children and adolescents with indicated neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning difficulties?
3. Is there a specific pattern of social-emotional functioning in children and adolescents with indicated neurodevelopmental disorders and/or learning difficulties?
4. Do gender and age moderates specific patterns of cognitive and social-emotional functioning in the studied groups?

Researchers will compare the following groups of children over 5 years old:

1. With perinatal risks factors

2. With neurodevelopmental disorders:

   1. Developmental learning disorder
   2. Disorder of intellectual development, mild
   3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
   4. Autism spectrum disorder

3. With Learning difficulties

4. Control group

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria for neurodevelopmental disorder groups:

• age between 5 to 18 y.o.
• diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders, depending on the study group: 1) Developmental learning disorder; 2) Disorder of intellectual development, mild; 3) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; 4) Autism spectrum disorder

Inclusion criteria for learning difficulties:

• age between 5 to 18 y.o.
• difficulty in reading and/or writing without a diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder

Inclusion criteria for control group

• age between 5 to 18 y.o.
• without a diagnosis of any neurodevelopmental disorder

Exclusion criteria for learning difficulties

- diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder

Exclusion criteria for all groups:

• age below 5 y.o. and equal to or above 19 y.o.
• diagnosis of any neurodevelopmental disorders

Trial design

500 participants in 6 patient groups

Developmental learning disorder

Description:

Children above 5 years old, with formal diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder.

Treatment:

Other: Psychological assessment

Disorder of intellectual development, mild

Description:

Children above 5 years old, with formal diagnosis of Disorder of intellectual development, mild.

Treatment:

Other: Psychological assessment

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Description:

Children above 5 years old, with formal diagnosis of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Treatment:

Other: Psychological assessment

Autism spectrum disorder

Description:

Children above 5 years old, with formal diagnosis of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Treatment:

Other: Psychological assessment

Learning difficulties

Description:

Children above 5 years old, with difficulties in reading and/or writing without formal diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder.

Treatment:

Other: Psychological assessment

Control group

Description:

Children above 5 years old without formal diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Treatment:

Other: Psychological assessment