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A Modified Test of Goal-directed Behaviour: a Feasibility Study

NCT07484048 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-04-27

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Summary

Cognitive assessment plays an important part in decision making in acute neurological settings, partly because difficulties with cognitive skills such as attention, memory and executive functioning (which includes planning and problem-solving) have direct implications for patents' levels of independence and safety upon discharge.

A bedside cognitive task that could shed light upon a patient's ability to demonstrate effective goal-directed behaviour (potentially along with other aspects of executive functioning such as cognitive flexibility) would be a useful addition to the existing repertoire of bedside cognitive assessments.

One such test could be 'Link's Cube'. The Link's Cube Test is impractical for bedside use in an acute ward setting, as it comprises 27 small blocks. The feasibility study aims to preserve the information that is provided by Link's Cube Test (i.e. an indication of the patient's ability to engage in goal-directed behaviour) whilst altering the testing material such that only nine, slightly larger blocks are used.

The objectives for the feasibility study are:

* To identify any practical difficulties in administration of the tests that may not be apparent without trialling them
* To generate information regarding the timing and sequence of overall administration and in particular the proposed modified Link's Cube test
* To obtain feedback from neuropsychologists about ease of administration of the proposed new test and to obtain their views regarding potential benefits

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Five cognitive tasks

The five tests are: * Link's Cube: participants are asked to construct a large cube from 27 smaller cubes such that the outer surface is all the same colour * Modified Links' Cube: participants are asked to construct a large cube from 9 smaller blocks such that the outer surface is all the same colour, and then amend their response according to 2 further instructions * D-KEFS Tower Test - participants are asked to move discs of varying sizes across three pegs to build a target tower in as few moves as possible * Weigl test - participants are asked to sort blocks into one group according to shape/colour and then shift mental set by sorting them according to the second characteristic * Brixton Spatial Anticipation test - participants are asked to detect rules and rule changes when presented a targets that changes location

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-15
Primary Completion
2026-04-01
Completion
2026-04-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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