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. 2011 Jan 5;12:4. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-4

Table 5.

Data collection at Clinic visits (Baseline and Week 8): Cognitive data for 'Thinking' processes

Domain Sub-domain Task Measurea Time (minutes) Method Administrator
Thinking Response Speed Motor Tapping Number of Taps 30 Touchscreen Part.
Variability of Pause between Taps
Impulsivity Go-NoGo Reaction Time 30 Touchscreen Part.
Variability of Reaction Time
False 'alarm' errors
Attention-Concentration Continuous Performance Test Reaction Time 30 Touchscreen Part,
False 'alarm' errors
False 'miss' errors
Information Processing Efficiency Switching of Attention Completion Time (digits + letters) 30 Touchscreen Part.
Average Connection Time (digits + letters)
Errors (digits+letters)
Verbal Interference Part 2- Part 1 Errors 30 Touchscreen Part.
Part 2- Part 1 Reaction Time
Choice Reaction Time Reaction Time 30 Touchscreen Part.
Memory Digit Span Recall Span 30 Touchscreen Part.
Trials correct
Memory Recognition Total immediate recall trials 1-4 30 Touchscreen Part.
Learning rate trials 1-4
Delayed recall trial 7
Executive Function Maze Completion Time 30 Touchscreen Part.
Path Learning Time
Overrun Errors
Total Errors

a Hypothesized contrast is Treatment Responders < Non-Responders

(with a common direction of reduction for poorer accuracy, reduced variability, and slowed reaction time)

Abbreviations:

Part. = Participant