Evaluation of Mental Flexibility Through Language Tests in Adolescents With Frontal Brain Damage and in Healthy Children in Ages 8-17

Persons With Frontal Lobe Damage With no Specific Language Disorder Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01696292
• Other study ID #: SHEBA-04-3435-JL-CTIL
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 27, 2012
• Last updated: September 28, 2012
• Start date: August 2004
• Est. completion date: March 2010

Study information

• Verified date: September 2012
• Source: Sheba Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to shed light on the theoretical concept of mental flexibility and its manifestation in adolescents following frontal lobe damage, and to develop a test battery for young Hebrew speakers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: March 2010
• Est. primary completion date: March 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 8 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• frontal lobe damage

• at least one year after injury

• native hebrew speaker

Exclusion Criteria:

• specific language disorder

• premorbid learning disability

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Language Disorders
• Persons With Frontal Lobe Damage With no Specific Language Disorder

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Children Rehabilitation Department Sheba Medical Center	Ramat Gan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sheba Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel,