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Feasibility and Validity of A Novel Computer Based Battery of Assessments in the Elderly

NCT02109419 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2019-09-06

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Summary

While standard pencil-and-paper test have continued to be useful for the monitoring of cognition, mood, and life space (LS) in the elderly they do have considerable limitations. Use of these pencil-and-paper tests requires that individuals come to the clinic for assessments, which results in significant clinical costs and practical limitations in the conducting of assessments in large numbers of individuals, and provides a time consuming and non-automated means of quantifying and recording changes in brain function. It is increasingly recognized that there is a need to develop valid and reliable computer based assessments to allow for the remote assessment of cognition, mood, and other parameters. Development of computerized based assessments will significantly increase the scale, scope, and speed with which cognition and mood can be measured in the elderly.

Helping Hands Technology LLC (HHT) has developed a number of web based assessments of cognition, mood, and LS. These new computerized assessments will be developed using new technology, and are based on the general principles found in existing pencil-and-paper based assessments of cognition, mood, and LS. In addition, HHT is developing proprietary means of reporting the results of the computerized assessments in an easy to use narrative format. This study will focus on quantifying the feasibility and validity of using HHT computerized assessments.

Conditions

  • Computerized Assessment Feasibility and Validity

Interventions

OTHER

HHT-G

Helping Hands Technology global cognitive function assessment

OTHER

HHT-D

Helping Hands Technology depression assessment

OTHER

Geriatric Depression Scale (DGS)

Geriatric Depression Scale (DGS)

OTHER

MMSE

Mini Mental State Exam

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Corby K Martin, PhD · Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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