Studies social thinking skills in children with epilepsy compared to healthy children
Compares social thinking in children with epilepsy and healthy children, aged 6 to 12.
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Registry title: Social Cognition in Pediatric Epilepsy
Key facts
- Where
- Reims, FranceSee the site
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- Are you between 6 and 12 years old?
Source: NCT04253379, who can take part
Where in France
- CHU ReimsReims, FranceTaking people
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- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- CHU de Reims
- Trial code
- NCT04253379
- Record updated
- 22 September 2025
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of social cognition skills in pediatric epilepsy compared to healthy children. There are evidences indicating that children with epilepsy have executive dysfunctions and language problems. Executive functions refer to multiple cognitive processes that contribute to human higher order abilities, such as purposeful and future-orientated behavior. Moreover, the literature regarding development of non epileptic children, with ordinary development indicates that executive functions and language are linked to the emergence of social cognition. Then, the investigators asked if children with epilepsy, as they commonly present executive dysfunctions, would show an atypical development of social cognition. Children with epilepsy and a control group of healthy volunteers will be compared to identify relationships between executive functions, language and social cognition.Read full original descriptionShow less
Impact of Executive Functions and Language on Social Cognition in Pediatric Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of social cognition skills in pediatric epilepsy compared to healthy children. There are evidences indicating that children with epilepsy have executive dysfunctions and language problems. Executive functions refer to multiple cognitive processes that contribute to human higher order abilities, such as purposeful and future-orientated behavior. Moreover, the literature regarding development of non epileptic children, with ordinary development indicates that executive functions and language are linked to the emergence of social cognition. Then, the investigators asked if children with epilepsy, as they commonly present executive dysfunctions, would show an atypical development of social cognition. Children with epilepsy and a control group of healthy volunteers will be compared to identify relationships between executive functions, language and social cognition.
Inclusion: exposed children : children aged 6-12 with a diagnosis of epilepsy French native speaker; A control group of age-matched children who meet patient selection criteria with the exception of the epilepsy will also be sought.
Exclusion: neurological or psychiatric disease in control group; Raven's Matrices score < percentile 10.