SBIR/STTR Research Award
COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR ALC INTOXICATION
Award amount
$499,985Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1992Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Eeg Systems Laboratorytory
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS RESEARCH WILL DEVELOP AN INEXPENSIVE, PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR QUICKLY ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON BASIC COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE USEFUL FOR TRACKING CHANGES IN COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN RECOVERING ALCOHOLICS AND FOR MONITORING COMPLIANCE. DURING PHASE I, THE FEASIBILITY OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE TESTEDIN A PILOT STUDY IN WHICH SUBJECTS WILL HAVE AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OR A PLACEBO IN A DOUBLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, CROSSOVER DESIGN. MANOVA WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHICH SET OF TASKS AND HOW MANY TRIALS OF EACH TASK ARE REQUIRED TO RELIABLY DETECT THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS.
Technology keywords
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