An interventional study of TICOALA in Typical Development, Typically Developing Children Ages 3 to 6 and Typical Preschoolers Who Can Not Zipper, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier St Anne. Recruiting at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 7 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-21.
Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier St Anne · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic
Language is central to children's cognitive, emotional, and social development, and language difficulties are a frequent reason for consultation in child psychiatry, often co-occurring with psychiatric disorders. Yet, systematic language assessment is rarely possible due to the limited availability of speech-language therapists in these services.
The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate lexical and syntactic comprehension and word learning. This study aims to assess its acceptability among children aged 3-7 attending a child psychiatry service in Paris, as well as among clinicians and parents. Secondary goals include testing the feasibility of a larger study, describing children's language skills, and examining how these relate to clinical and background variables.
Language is intrinsically linked to children's cognitive, social, emotional, and psychological development, and plays a crucial role in both academic achievement and psychosocial adjustment. In child psychiatry, language difficulties are a common reason for consultation and are frequently associated with psychiatric conditions such as anxiety disorders or attention difficulties. However, due to the limited availability of speech-language therapists in these settings, systematic language assessments are rarely conducted.
The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate children's lexical and syntactic comprehension, as well as their ability to learn new words. Integrating this tool into clinical practice could provide an initial language assessment and help guide referrals for formal speech-language evaluation.
Main Objective To assess the acceptability of the TICOALA tool among children attending our child psychiatry service.
Secondary Objectives
Target Population Children aged 3-7 years consulting at the child psychiatry service in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Other: TICOALA
The TICOALA tool (Interactive Test of Language Comprehension and Learning on tablet) offers a quick and engaging way to evaluate children's lexical and syntactic comprehension, as well as their ability to learn new words. Integrating this tool into clinical practice could provide an initial language assessment and help guide referrals for formal speech-language evaluation.
Acceptability of the TICOALA tool among children attending our child psychiatry service
This objective will be evaluated using a questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale, with a composite evaluation criterion based on three elements: the child's opinion, their level of attention, and their level of motivation. The questionnaire will be completed by the consultant, reporting the child's opinion and their clinical observations (attention, motivation) during the assessment.
Time frame: 4 months
Plan to share: Yes — Only anonimyzed results will be shared. Each child will be assigned a code. Data shared will simply include scores on the tasks and answers in the questionnaires without any information linked to each individual identity.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Analytic code
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