Remote Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients With Neurological Disorders and Injuries

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Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease, Epilepsy, Brain Tumor

In brief

For the last decades, many aspects of human life have been altered by digital technology. For health care, this have opened a possibility for patients who have difficulties travelling a long distance to a hospital to meet with their health care providers over different digital platforms. With an increased digital literacy, and an aging population often living in the countryside, far from hospitals or other health care settings, an increasing need for digitalization of meetings between patients and health care personnel is inevitable. However, neuropsychological assessment is one sort of health care not possible to directly transfer into digital form. These evaluations are most often performed with well validated tests, only to be used in a paper-pencil form with a specially trained psychologist during physical meetings. The aim of this project is to investigate whether a newly developed digital neuropsychological test battery can be used to perform remote assessments of cognitive function in patients with neurological injuries and impairments. To this date, there are no such test batteries available in the Swedish language. Mindmore (www.mindmore.com) is a test system developed in Sweden, performing neuropsychological tests on a tablet, but still with the psychologist present in the room. This system is now evolving into offering the possibility for the patient to perform the test in their own home, using their own computer or tablet. The aim of the present research project is to validate this latter system (Mindmore Distance), using the following research questions: 1. Are the tests in Mindmore Distance equivalent to traditional neuropsychological tests in patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, epilepsy, and brain tumor? 2. Can the results from Mindmore Distance be transferred into neuropsychological profiles that can be used in diagnostics for specific patient groups? 3. How do the patients experience undergoing a neuropsychological evaluation on their own compared to traditional neuropsychological assessment in a physical meeting with a psychologist?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05819008

Run by

Umeå University

People needed

350

Starts

2023-03-10

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 18 and above
• Diagnosed with a neurological disorder or injury, alternatively under medical examination for such a diagnosis
• Owns and can handle a computer with internet connection

You may not qualify if…

• Severe psychiatric disorder, such a schizophrenia, severe depression
• Addiction of alcohol or other substances
• Not speaker of Swedish
• On sedatives, such as sleep or pain medication
• Multiple neurological diagnoses
• Not being able to participate in a neuropsychological examination, or to give informed consent

Where it is running

• Umeå University Hospital — Umeå, Sweden (enrolling)

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