Theory of Mind in Preschool Children, School Children, Youths and Adults Born Preterm or Full-term

University of Bonn480 enrolled

Overview

This study tests preschoolers, school children, youths and young adults, who were born preterm or full-term, in their theory of mind abilities.

Is there any difference in the development of theory of mind between preterms and full-terms? Is there a risk group of preterms to develop a deficit in theroy of mind? Four groups are tested: prescoolers (again two years later), youths and young adults. All participants were tested for theory of mind, executive functions, language and cognitive abilites.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

480

Conditions

Premature Birth

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * informed consent * preterm: birthweight \<1500g * full-term: born after 38 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * no informed consent

Locations (1)

University of Bonn

Bonn, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

theory of mind 1

Theory of Mind Scale (Group 1 and 2)

Time frame: up to 7 months

executive function 1

Teddy-bear-Set-Shifting Task (all groups)

Time frame: up to 7 months

executive function 2

Tower of London (all groups)

Time frame: up to 7 months

Language 1

SETK 3-5 - Language Understanding Task (Group 1) there will be only one score for each participant, but there is a different task for the first group, than for the others

Time frame: up to 7 months

cognitive abilities 1

SON 2 1/2 - 7 - Two subtests: Analogies and Categories (group 1) there will be two test-scores for each participant, but they can be aggregated to one score for cognitive abilities

Time frame: up to 7 months

theory of mind 2

Mental State Stories (Group 2, 3 and 4)

Time frame: up to 7 months

theory of mind 3

Faux Pas Stories (Group 2, 3, and 4)

Time frame: up to 7 months

theory of mind 4

Reading the mind in the Eyes Test Revised (Group 4)

Time frame: up to 7 months

theory of mind 5

Cambridge Mindreading Face-Voice Battery (only visual Items) (Group 4)

Time frame: up to 7 months

Central Contacts

Stephanie Braun, M.Sc.

CONTACT

0049 228 73 stbraun@uni-bonn.de

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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