Children Needed for Research Study: AIM-HIGH Feasibility Study

Overview

The AIM-HIGH Feasibility Study is a research study at the INFANT Research Centre at University College Cork (UCC) and Cork University Maternity Hospital(CUMH). Researchers at INFANT, UCC are looking for healthy infants aged between 22 – 26 months to take part in this study.

Express Interest here: https://forms.office.com/e/ZzAkScCcDG

What is the Study?

In the INFANT Research Centre, we have developed a new way of measuring how well your child thinks, understands and learns about the world around them. The new test, CogniToT, is an interactive 20-minute tablet-based test involving playful tasks. Recently we have improved the design so that children with poorer vision can also complete the tasks. Before we test this in high-risk infants, but we need to see how healthy, normal-sighted children also perform on this new version. This is why we are asking for healthy children (22 – 26 months) to participate in this study.

The study is supervised by clinical consultants from University College Cork, Cork University Hospital, and INFANT Research Centre.

Who is it for?

Healthy infants, born at term, now aged between 22- 26 months with no known developmental or visual concerns.

What do I need to do?

Attend a 1-hour visit at the INFANT Research Centre, Cork University Hospital.

During the visit, we will check your child’s vision, get them to complete the updated version of CogniToT (Figure 1) and then ask you to fill-out a quick questionnaire about your child’s development. All the tests are painless and will not distress your child.

Figure 1: CogniTOT – An easy, screen-based assessment of how your child thinks and learns.

Why is this study being done?

We hope to gain information on how healthy children perform on the updated CogniTOT test and help us to improve the test design.

What are the benefits and risks of participating in this study?

Help improve the design and advance child-friendly technology in healthcare
If we have concerns about your child’s vision or development, we will arrange referrals to appropriate services if necessary

What will happen to the results of this study?

The results of this study will be published in academic journals and presented at conferences. Your child will never be identified individually during these presentations or in any reports or publications. Your child will be given a unique study ID code when they start the study, so all information is linked only to this unique ID, keeping your child’ data anonymised and confidential.

UCC is sponsoring this study, and they will ensure that we are following the highest standards of security and confidentiality regarding data, and comply with Irish and European Data Protection legislation.