Remote Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients With Neurological Disorders and Injuries
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05819008 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : April 19, 2023
Last Update Posted : May 9, 2024
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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:
- 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?
- Can the results from Mindmore Distance be transferred into neuropsychological profiles that can be used in diagnostics for specific patient groups?
- How do the patients experience undergoing a neuropsychological evaluation on their own compared to traditional neuropsychological assessment in a physical meeting with a psychologist?
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Traumatic Brain Injury Stroke Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson Disease Epilepsy Brain Tumor | Diagnostic Test: Neuropsychological Assessment |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 350 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Control |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Remote Neuropsychological Assessment of Patients With Neurological Disorders and Injuries |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 10, 2023 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2025 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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Patients with neurological disorders or injuries and Healthy Controls |
Diagnostic Test: Neuropsychological Assessment
To validate Mindmore Distance (MD), the following standard neuropsychological tests will be used in a testing session with a psychologist:
All participants will complete some questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983); Insomnia Severity Index (Bastien, Vallieres, & Morin, 2001); Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (Broadbent, Cooper, FitzGerald, & Parkes, 1982); Perceived Stress Scale (Levenstein et al., 1993); Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (Smets, Garssen, Bonke, & De Haes, 1995). |
- Validity of Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test in Mindmore [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The results of RAVLT in Mindmore will be validated against Word List Recall from Wechsler Memory Scale - Third edition.
- Validity of Symbol Digit Processing Test in Mindmore [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The results of SDPT in Mindmore will be validated against Coding from Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth edition.
- Validity of Corsi Block Test in Mindmore [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The results of CBT in Mindmore will be validated against Block Span from Wechsler Memory Scale - Third edition.
- Validity of Trail Making Test - Click in Mindmore [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The results of TMT-Click in Mindmore will be validated against Trail Making Test from Delis-Kaplan Executive Functions System.
- Validity of Stroop in Mindmore [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The results of Stroop in Mindmore will be validated against Color-Word Interference Test from Delis-Kaplan Executive Functions System.
- Validity of FAS in Mindmore [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The results of FAS in Mindmore will be validated against Verbal Fluency from Delis-Kaplan Executive Functions System.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Outpatients treated at the Neuro-Head-Neck-Center (NHHC) at Umeå University hospital. When referred to neuropsychological examination at NHHC, patients will receive written information about the project and contact information to the principal investigator to whom they can turn for questions, before signing informed consent.
Patient groups included are:
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI), including patients with persisting symptoms after concussion, post-concussional disorder.
- Stroke
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Epilepsy
- Brain Tumors
A comparison group of healthy volunteers will be recruited using advertising.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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
Exclusion Criteria:
- 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
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05819008
Contact: Nils Berginström, PhD | +46(0)90-786 88 64 | nils.berginstrom@umu.se |
Sweden | |
Umeå University Hospital | Recruiting |
Umeå, Sweden, 90185 | |
Contact: Nils Berginström, PhD 0730300303 nils.berginstrom@umu.se |
Principal Investigator: | Nils Berginström, PhD | Umeå Universitet, Department of Psychology |
Responsible Party: | Nils Berginström, Associate Professor, Umeå University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05819008 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
7004076 |
First Posted: | April 19, 2023 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 9, 2024 |
Last Verified: | May 2024 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Neuropsychological assessment |
Parkinson Disease Multiple Sclerosis Brain Injuries Brain Injuries, Traumatic Nervous System Diseases Wounds and Injuries Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
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