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

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Computerized Assessment Feasibility and Validity

Treatments: Other: HHT-G; Other: MMSE; Other: HHT-D; Other: Geriatric Depression Scale (DGS)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02109419

PBRC 2013-040

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

See Brief Summary Section.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and woman between the ages of 60-85, inclusive
• Cognitive function/impairment within appropriate ranges for the study (Mini-Mental State Exam scores of 10-30, inclusive)

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to complete computerized and standard pencil-and-paper based assessments

Trial design

57 participants in 1 patient group

All participants

Description:

All participants, including control, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia.

Treatment:

Other: MMSE

Other: Geriatric Depression Scale (DGS)

Other: HHT-G

Other: HHT-D