DANA; A Tool to Detect Cognitive Changes in Pre-clinical and MCI Patients (Admin Supplement)

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Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract The goals of this proposed project are to develop the DANA app into a tool that can be easily used remotely by COVID-19 patients after discharge from an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and to provide clinicians with meaningful data on the immediate and long term effects of COVID-19 on a patient’s cognitive function. DANA will also help clinicians optimize neurocognitive rehabilitation. DANA is an FDA-cleared neurocognitive assessment tool that has been shown to be a valid and reliable method for screening cognitive functioning and tracking changes in cognitive functioning over time. Importantly, DANA can provide results virtually through a HIPAA-compliant portal, which will protect the clinician and others from exposure to the patient. The specific aims of the proposal are: (1) technical modifications and support of DANA for in-home self-administration and remote monitoring of COVID-19 patients, and (2) deploy and show efficacious use of DANA with recovering COVID-19 patients. These will build on the specific aims of the current Phase II SBIR, which includes the same longitudinal surveillance for participants either at-risk for Alzheimer’s or diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Three control populations, composed of (1) hospitalized COVID-19 patients who do not require ICU admission, (2) post-discharge ICU patients without COVID-19, and (3) healthy participants from the Alzheimer’s Disease Center Registry. All participants will be given DANA immediately before leaving the hospital to determine a baseline, then they will administer the DANA tests to themselves while they convalesce in isolation. Technical changes specific to the needs of COVID-19 patients will be made to the DANA software in order to make DANA easier to use at home and provide optimal data to the clinician.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10147564
Project number
3R44AG063635-02S1
Recipient
ANTHROTRONIX, INC.
Principal Investigator
CORINNA E LATHAN
Activity code
R44
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$484,753
Award type
3
Project period
2019-07-01 → 2020-09-30