The German Version of the Awareness of Social Inference Test

Goal of the current project is the development of a German-language test battery for a realistic investigation of core areas of social issues Cognition (emotion, perspective taking). This test battery should be used in the investigation of patients with neuropsychological disorders. Investigators plan to establish a German-version of the TASIT that is more sensitive and shorter in administration than the original TASIT.

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Key information

Conditions

Social Cognition

Age range

35 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital

Basel, 4044, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

from the age of 35,
at least 7 years of education
understand German or Swiss German
Subjective statement of good health
Signed consent

Exclusion criteria

Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) value below the fifth percentile of subjectively cognitive healthy persons
signs of depressive mood (Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score ≥ 5 points or Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) ≥ 10 points)
Severe sensory deficits with potentially negative influence test results
Severe motor deficits with potentially negative influence test results
Systemic diseases or brain diseases with potentially negative Influence on test results
St. n. Traumatic brain injury (with unconsciousness of at least 30 minutes)
Severe pain with potentially negative influence on the test results
Psychiatric problems like alcohol dependence syndrome or Schizophrenia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)®-5
Regular use of drugs with potentially negative Influence on the test results with the exception of taking Benzodiazepines at night
general anesthesia less than 3 months ago

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Accuracy rate in emotion perception and perception of beliefs and intentions

Time frame: 60 minutes

The proportion of top scorers for any question - i.e. the proportion of participants who reach the full score of a specific scene. This proportion will be estimated for each scene and intensity separately with 95% confidence interval.
Accuracy rate in perception of beliefs

Time frame: 60 minutes

The proportion of top scorers for any question - i.e. the proportion of participants who reach the full score of a specific scene. This proportion will be estimated for each scene and intensity separately with 95% confidence interval.
Accuracy rate in perception of intentions

Time frame: 60 minutes

The proportion of top scorers for any question - i.e. the proportion of participants who reach the full score of a specific scene. This proportion will be estimated for each scene and intensity separately with 95% confidence interval.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

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Registry information

Official study title

The German Version of the Awareness of Social Inference Test: Development of a Short and Sensitive Version for Use in Clinical Populations

Acronym: TASIT

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Mar 1, 2018
Registry last updated: Aug 12, 2020

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