Supporting Academic Research
CNS Vital Signs is committed to serving the needs of researchers in multiple settings. Academic and government researchers, students, interns, residents and fellows doing research should contact CNS Vital Signs to discuss our special considerations.
CNS Vital Signs has been used to measure subtle neurocognitive changes or deficits in most neuropsychiatric conditions as well as many other conditions such as surgery, obesity, chemobrain, etc. Using CNS Vital Signs as part of a standardized clinic procedure or neurocognitive benchmark helps practices do “Quality Care” activities such as measuring the effects of medications, evaluating various neurocognitive profiles of neurological or psychiatric disorders / treatments (VSX “BRIEF-CORE" Clinical Battery is a co-normed), and produces a large volume of usable data for use in research and publications.
CNS Vital Signs Benefits for Academic Researchers:
- CNS Vital Signs technology delivers a rapid and non-invasive cognitive assessment
- Multiple platform options (local software, web-based, internet-based handheld e.g., iPad, Droid)
- Broad cultural reach with over 50 languages
- Easily export results data into spreadsheets and statistical analysis packages
- Suitable for repeat testing
- Good test-retest reliability
- Well-validated in peer reviewed publications
- Large normative database designed for the lifespan (1900+ norms from ages 8 to 90)
- Used in over 2000 investigator sites worldwide.
- Expertise and support.
The CNS Vital Signs CORE Clinical battery is sensitive to subtle deficits, as well as to progressive decline or improvement, it is validated, reliable, and easy to use. CNS Vital Signs has many obvious advantages such as millisecond precision, accuracy of measurement of responses, reliability and the ability to collect data from well known, evidence-based, medical, behavior, and health rating scales.
Ease of Use:
CNS Vital Signs requires the use of just a few keys on the keyboard (most CNSVS tests use the space bar to respond to the stimuli) as a response from the testing subject. Using a keyboard is important, other neurocognitive test use esoteric hardware devices that become obsolete or are discontinued from manufacturing or touchscreens that can fatigue a respondent. Using the keyboard makes it easier for the subject to respond, providing a closer correlation between task and outcome measure. CNS Vital Signs uses technology that provides the subject a gaming type experience which encourages high subject compliance.
The CNS Vital Signs tests (10 normed neurocognitive tests and 26 unnormed tests) and rating scales (50+ rating scales) most relevant to the sponsor’s research objectives are easily selected and arranged into a custom testing panel for standardized data collection. There is no limit to the number of different assessment batteries that may be designed and customized. CNS Vital Signs superior data management allows testing results to be easily exported to SAS/SPSS and spreadsheet packages for further analysis.
Provisioning of hardware and software is available or the customer may use their own hardware. CNS Vital Signs can also help with training or online webinars. Our excellent support staff is available from 9AM to 9PM EST every workday.
Because of CNS Vital Signs remarkable sensitivity, you should be aware of factors that can impact performance apart from the intervention or condition that you are studying. Due to CNS Vital Signs millisecond precision certain factors such as the use of caffeine or other psychoactive substances, sleep deprivation, time of day, etc. may impact testing results.
Our goal is to support your research endeavors.
