U.S., March 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07484048) titled 'A Modified Test of Goal-directed Behaviour: a Feasibility Study' on Jan. 29.
Brief 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)...