Pilot Testing a New Computer-based Screening Tool to Detect Cognitive Impairment
Completed
Conditions studied: Cognitive Impairment
In brief
A computer-based neuropsychological assessment tool is being developed to help primary care physicians detect neurological and psychiatric disorders. The first version will be tested against current tests to confirm the tool's effectiveness. Data will be collected on how well the tool detects disease, how well patients understand the instructions and enjoy performing the tasks, and if particular trials or stimuli are too difficult or too easy for all subjects. Adjustments can then be made to the assessment tool, if needed. The initial participants will be age fifty-five to seventy-five with early dementias or mild cognitive impairment to reduce variability.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01220674
- Run by
- University of Nebraska
- People needed
- 152
- Starts
- 2010-12-15
- Expected to finish
- 2012-10-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-09-14
Who can join
Age: 55 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Any subject with mild impairment from who has already undergone or will soon undergo a full neuropsychological evaluation.
- Subjects with Clinical Dementia Rating Scale CDR of 0.5-1.0 and Mini-Mental Score 20-26 (or MOCA equivalent, borderline/mild dementia) will be eligible for this group.
- Normal controls without exclusion criteria.
You may not qualify if…
- Subjects whose impairment is severe enough to limit their ability to perform the computer-based tasks and/or to provide consent.
- Subjects with history of learning disabilities or mental illness including major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and addiction are excluded because these problems can affect cognitive performance.
Where it is running
- Unversity of Nebraska Medical Center — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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