Can a tablet replace the Doctor's office for memory tests?
NCT ID NCT07664865
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a tablet-based platform called Tenèpsia® for remote cognitive assessments in 250 healthy adults and people with cognitive impairment. The goal was to collect normal test scores and validate the digital tool for diagnosing neurocognitive disorders. If proven reliable, it could make cognitive testing more accessible, especially for those who have trouble traveling to clinics.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tenèpsia® tablet-based teleneuropsychological platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a reliable, remote way to assess cognitive decline, making diagnosis more accessible for older adults with mobility issues or in rural areas.
- What could go wrong
- This is a validation study, not a treatment trial. It focuses on standardizing the digital test, not on improving health outcomes. Results may not apply to all populations or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
200 healthy subjects and 50 patients with a diagnosis of Mild Neurocognitive Disorder (mNCD), equally distributed between the collaborating centers
- Ages
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40 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Criteria of Healthy subjects: * Inclusion: age between 40 and 89 years; Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) adjusted score greater than or equal to 23; * Exclusion: sensory deficits (e.g., hypovision, hearing loss) and/or reported chronic pain potentially affecting teleneuropsychological performance; chronic treatment with psychotropic drugs and/or potentially interfering with cognitive functions in the opinion of the recruiting physician. Criteria of Pathological subjects: * Inclusion: age between 40 and 89 years; diagnosis of mNCD according to the DMS-5; * Exclusion: pathological subjects: sensory deficits (e.g., hypovision, hearing loss) and/or reported chronic pain potentially affecting teleneuropsychological performance; chronic treatment with psychotropic drugs and/or potentially interfering with cognitive functions in the opinion of the recruiting physician; history of cerebrovascular disease, head trauma, or brain tumor; alcoholism; severe internal medicine pathologies associated with cognitive deficit (e.g., organ failure, endocrine pathologies, particularly thyroid and B12/folate deficiency).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Unit of Research in Cognitive Psychology
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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