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Deductive Reasoning and Math Learning Difficulty

Sponsor
Hospices Civils de Lyon (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03059758
Collaborator
(none)
137
Enrollment
1
Location
1
Arm
43.7
Actual Duration (Months)
3.1
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Most studies to date that have examined the factors underlying math achievement in children have focused on basic numerical knowledge. Yet, math skills are clearly not limited to basic numerical knowledge and recent behavioral studies suggest a relationship between math and deductive reasoning skills. The goal of this study is to determine the neural mediators of this relationship using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The investigators will ask children from 8 to 14 to complete a standardized math achievement test, and measure their brain activity while they process deductive arguments. The investigators will then correlate brain activity during reasoning to individual math skills to identify the brain regions in which activity during reasoning is modulated by math skill.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: fMRI
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
137 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Basic Science
Official Title:
Deductive Reasoning and Math Learning Difficulty: an fMRI Study in Children
Actual Study Start Date :
Apr 15, 2015
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 19, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 5, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Brain activity during reasoning and measure of math skill

Brain activity during reasoning and measure of math skill

Other: fMRI
All participants are scanned while evaluating deductive reasoning problems. Their math skill is also assessed.
Other Names:
  • fMRI scanning

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    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Correlation between brain activity during deductive reasoning and math skill 18 to 24 months later [18 to 24 months after scanning]

      Brain activity measured using fMRI and math skill measured using a standardized test 18 to 24 months after scanning

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    8 Years to 14 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Girl or boy between 8 and 14

    • Right-handed

    • Affiliated to the French social security

    • Whose parents gave informed consent

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Neurological disorders

    • Psychiatric disorders

    • Birth complications requiring admission into neonatal intensive care unit

    • Medication affecting central nervous system processing

    • Significant hearing impairment

    • Uncorrected visual impairment

    • Non-native French speaker

    • Contraindications for MRI

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 CH le Vinatier Bron France 69678

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Hospices Civils de Lyon
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03059758
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 69HCL16_0686
    First Posted:
    Feb 23, 2017
    Last Update Posted:
    Jun 18, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2021
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jun 18, 2021