Neurodevelopmental Testing Services Overview at CTSI
Explore the comprehensive neurodevelopmental testing services provided at CTSI for pediatric patients, conducted by experts in cognitive domains with psychologist oversight. The program offers consultation, study planning, test selection, budgeting, and result interpretation, ensuring a holistic approach to developmental assessments.
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Neurodevelopmental Testing Services through CTSI
Program overview Testing available for all pediatric patients Infants to young adults All cognitive domains Formal testing performed by psychometrist with oversight by a licensed clinical psychologist Does not provide psychologist as co-investigator Study + budget planning One time faculty consultation (no charge) Recharge hourly rate for psychometrician s time
Psychologist oversight Faculty, Developmental Medicine (Shannon Lundy PhD) Consultation services (1 hour) Develop/address study hypothesis/aims Study design Study planning + test selection Study budgeting Review + interpretation of test results Psychometrist identifies concerning test results and/or emotional/ behavioral/social adjustment issues, psychologist reviews Investigator notified of concerning results/responses Investigator responsible for notifying family or PCP
Study planning/test selection: domains Overall Cognitive Ability Attention Executive Function Language Visual spatial Memory Fine motor Academic Achievement Autism spectrum disorder (ASD ADOS-2)
Study planning/test selection: other considerations Broad age range < 1 year adult Questionnaires self-parent-other administered Emotional/Behavioral/Social adjustment screening Attention (ADHD)/Executive Functioning Adaptive Behavior PedsQL Autism screening (e.g., MCHAT, SRS-2) SRS-2 Parenting stress index
Budget + recharge Hourly recharge psychometrist time Test administration Test scoring Report generation (study case report form/other) Additional budget items Gold standard certification Other start up activities Costs associated with use of non-standard instruments Template for results disclosure, as needed
Disclosure of test results If plan is for disclosure of results to family, this needs to be formally addressed in informed consent, study protocol + IRB application and will clearly state this is a research assessment and not to be used for clinical purposes PI will be notified of any concerning/abnormal results regardless Brief summary of results will be released based on performance relative to normal curve e.g., average , below average , etc. Raw or standardized scores will not be released Recommendations will not be provided
