Further Validation of the Memory Orientation Screening Test (MOST):A 5-minute Screening Test for Dementia in Primary Care Practice

NCT ID: NCT01057602

Last Updated: 2010-02-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Total Enrollment: 300 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2008-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2010-09-30

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to apply a recently developed screening test for dementia, the Memory Orientation Screening Test (MOST) to two additional groups. Group one is composed of 150 elders who do not have dementia and are residing in the community so that we can determine what is a "normal" MOST score. These subjects will also be individually administered a one-hour battery composed of other commonly used tests of memory and information processing. Group two is composed of 150 elders who are administered the MOST by a nurse as part of their regular visit to the primary care doctor's office, and their scores will be compared against a rating of their cognitive ability made independently by the doctor or another nurse. Their scores will also be compared with a list of their medical problems and medications. Our hypothesis for the first group is that the MOST scores will be higher in the normal group than in the previous clinical groups and that MOST scores will correlate significantly with other neurocognitive tests. Our hypothesis for the second group is that the MOST can be administered quickly and easily by briefly trained nurses, that it will compare highly with doctor opinions, and that patients with known medical conditions related to dementia, such as hypertension or diabetes, will have lower MOST scores than patients in better health.

Conditions

Dementia

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Normal community dwelling elders

Individuals age 65 and older who live in the community

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 65 or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 65,
• diagnosed with dementia,
• blind,
• non-English speaking

• Minimum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Clionsky, Mitchell, Ph.D., ABPP(CN)

INDIV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Clionsky Neuro Systems, LLC

Principal Investigators

Mitchell I Clionsky, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clionsky Neuro Systems

Locations

Clionsky Neuro Systems, LLC

Springfield, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

United States

Facility Contacts

Mitchell I Clionsky, Ph.D.

Role: primary

clionsky@braindoc.com

413-734-1799

Emilymarie Clionsky, M.D.

Role: backup

emily4cns@comcast.net

413-734-1799

Other Identifiers

SP2008-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id