Study on Boredom in High Potential Adolescents

Intelligence Clinical Trial

— ESchAHP  

Official title:

Study on High Potential in Adolescence School Boredom as a Precursor to a Depressive Episode Single-center, Comparative Study of High School Students

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05098873
• Other study ID #: RIPH 2021-02
• Secondary ID: 2021-A01118-33
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The research focuses on "High Potential" (HP) in adolescence, in a link with the professional practice of the investigators.

Furthermore, supported by scientific literature and professional clinical practice, this research is interested in school boredom, regularly expressed by the consulting adolescents, in its relation with a depressive syndrome.

The objective of the research is to know if school boredom is a precursor of a depressive episode in high school students with HP compared to high school students without HP.

Description:

The investigators are questioning the meaning of school boredom experienced by adolescents with HP and its link with a depressive syndrome. The investigators will use clinical interviews, rating scales for a quantitative measure and projective tests for a psychodynamic study. The responses of adolescents with HP will be compared to those of adolescents without HP.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents coming for consultation in a medical-psychological center of Sponsor

• Adolescents aged 14 to 16 years and 11 months.

• Adolescents expressing a psychological malaise and/or an anxiety disorder at the time of the consultation request

• Adolescents who were informed about the study, received the information note about it and did not object to participating

• At least one parent or guardian who was informed of the study, received the study information sheet, and did not object to the child's participation

• Adolescents affiliated or entitled to a social security plan

Exclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents who do not understand the French language well enough to complete the questionnaires.

• Adolescents with a clear diagnosis of psychiatric pathology (e.g. schizophrenia)

• Adolescents with an IQ = 80 because the level of intellectual efficiency would be too fragile and too far from the expectations of our research.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Intelligence

Intervention

Other:
• psychodynamic
intervention with adolescents through the presentation of questions to be completed

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy - CMP Adolescents Lunéville	Lunéville

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children	Intelligence test that measures a child's intellectual ability and 5 cognitive domains that impact performance.	Month 2 or 3
Primary	Échelle de Disposition à l'Ennui (French Title)	Boredom scale It is the French adaptation of the Boredom Proneness Scale	Month 1 or 2
Primary	Rorschach test	Projective test	Month 3
Primary	Thematic Apperception Test	Projective test	Month 3
Secondary	Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children	Anxiety scale	Month 1 or 2
Secondary	Children Depression Inventory	Depression scale	Month 1 or 2
Secondary	Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents	Self-esteem scale This self-report scale taps how adolescents assess their "competence" or "adequacy" in different areas of their life, and how they evaluate their overall self-worth as a person.	Month 1 or 2