Speech Perception in Noise in Children With ADHD (ME)

Sheba Medical Center

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: no Conditions

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: hearing and cognitive assessment

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05624372

SHEBA-17-3855-ME-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

We are going to assess an ability of speech perception in voice in children diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), comparing to normal control group. This is an attempt to understand the factors influencing on this ability.

Full description

Participants will undergo a battery of hearing tests -Standard Hearing Test; Speech Perception in Noise - Hebrew Matrix; Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emission (TEOAE) and cognitive tests - Working Memory Test (from (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, WISC); Visual Attention Test (TMT (Trail Making Test)); Non-Verbal Intelligence Test (RAVEN)

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Research group: Kids diagnosed with ADHD, without previous hearing problems.
• Control group: Kids with regular development without previous hearing problems.

Exclusion criteria

For both groups:

• Having previous hearing problems or disorders
• Other psychiatric disorders
• Treatment with psychiatric medications other than stimulants
• Having autism
• Having severe learning disabilities.

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Investigator

Description:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, Speech Therapists

Participant

Description:

Kids aged 4-18 diagnosed with ADHD

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: hearing and cognitive assessment