Validation of a Swiss German Language Test for Children

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hearing Loss

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Speech test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06567613

5739 (Other Identifier)

2024-00463

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to validate a Swiss German children's language test. Standard values for the speech intelligibility of Swiss German monosyllables and disyllables for children with normal hearing aged 4-6 years are recorded.

Enrollment: 180 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Native Swiss German speakers
• Hearing threshold better than 20dB HL at 0.5, 1, 2 and 4kHz
• Written informed consent by the parents

Exclusion criteria

• Hearing loss
• Cognitive impairment