Adapting the Mainzer Audiometric Test for Children (MATCH) into another language
Methodological Guide for the Adaptation of Pediatric Speech Audiometry Tests Into Other Languages
This project tries to adapt and standardize a children's speech hearing test (MATCH) into another language so clinicians can measure how well 3–6-year-olds with and without hearing loss understand speech.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 120 (estimated) |
| Ages | 2 Years to 7 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Semmelweis University Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Budapest) |
| Trial ID | NCT07156825 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This methodological observational project provides a step-by-step protocol for translating and standardizing the Mainzer Audiometric Test for Children (MATCH) into another language. The protocol is divided into six phases including selecting test items and validating picture recognizability in children, ensuring linguistic conformity by comparing phoneme distributions to spontaneous speech, and recording materials in an ISO-standard sound-treated environment. It then equalizes item intelligibility via adult speech-recognition testing, standardizes scores on age-stratified cohorts of normal-hearing children, and finally compares speech recognition thresholds to establish diagnostic validity in children with stable sensorineural hearing loss. The work is intended as a transferable framework for languages that currently lack validated pediatric speech-audiometry materials.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are preschool-aged children (approximately 3–6 years old) with normal hearing for standardization cohorts or with stable sensorineural hearing loss for diagnostic validation cohorts.
Not a fit: Children with active upper respiratory infections, known speech-language developmental disorders, or cognitive disorders are excluded and unlikely to benefit from this adapted test.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the protocol would allow reliable speech audiometry for young children in languages that lack validated tests, improving diagnosis and hearing-device fitting.
How similar studies have performed: While individual language-specific adaptations of pediatric speech tests exist, this is presented as the first comprehensive universal protocol that systematically integrates linguistic, phonological, and audiological considerations.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age: limits for age groups: 2-4,5; 4,5-5,5; 5,5-7, respectively. * For control goups: normal hearing verified by pure tone audiometry and tympanometry * For hearing-impairment groups: stable sensorineural hearing loss confirmed by audiological diagnostics Exclusion Criteria: * Children presenting with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections * Known speech-language developmental disorders * Cognitive disorders
Where this trial is running
Budapest
- Semmelweis University — Budapest, Hungary (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Anita Gaborjan, M.D., Ph.D. — Semmelweis University
- Study coordinator: Gergely P. Vasvari, M.D.
- Email: vasvari.gergely.pal@semmelweis.hu
- Phone: +3614864981
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.