Characterization of Social Cognition Profiles in Children and Adolescents With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: a Clinical Study Using a Multidimensional Battery

Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Study ID
NCT07439276
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
8 Years - 16 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Test — OTHER
    Social cognition battery developed by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital: 4 tasks allow exploration of the components of social cognition: 1. Dynamic emotion recognition task 2. Contextual emotion recognition task 3. Combined theory of mind and social perception task 4. Attributional style
  • Questionnaires — OTHER
    Standard supplementary tasks assessing social cognition and executive functions, as well as parent questionnaires, will be administered : * Conners 3 * Child Behavior Checklist * SOCODEV : Social Skills Assessment Questionnaire * Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function * Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale * Autism Diagnostic Interviex-Revised * Intention Attribution Test for Children

Study Details

In France, more than one in ten school-aged children suffers from a mental health disorder, and half of these disorders appear before the age of 14. Yet, only half of affected children receive appropriate support. At the cognitive level, it is now widely accepted by the scientific community that strong socio-cognitive skills protect against the emergence of certain disorders. Social cognition skills, crucial for development and social integration, are often underestimated in clinical neuropsychology, particularly due to the lack of validated assessment tools for children. The challenges related to the clinical assessment of social cognition in children and adolescents are therefore significant, especially since specific deficits are likely to be associated with numerous developmental pathologies and psychiatric disorders (neurodevelopmental disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders). However, these disorders are insufficiently assessed. A more precise characterization would allow for the identification of therapeutic targets specific to each neurodevelopmental disorder. Therefore, this research aims to address this lack of tools by using a multidimensional assessment battery of social cognition in children and adolescents aged 8 to 16, evaluating four fundamental domains of social cognition: emotion processing, social perception, theory of mind, and attributional style. This multidimensional assessment battery of social cognition is developed by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital.

Key Dates

First listed
Feb 27, 2026
Start date
Apr 8, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2029
Completion
Apr 30, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC

Arms

  • Experimental: Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5. 40 children and teenagers.
  • Experimental: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5. 40 children and teenagers.
  • Experimental: Multiple complex developmental disorder
    Symptoms characteristic of a neurodevelopmental disorder without meeting the full criteria for a specific disorder and presence of criteria for a multiple complex developmental disorder with at least 5 elements from the specified categories. 20 children and teenagers.

Primary Outcome Measure

Overall social cognition score and scores per dimension, obtained on the multidimensional social cognition battery [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]

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