Brain Health and Cognition V1.0

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    A Brain Health study: Assessing Cognition Using digital appS (ABHACUS)

  • IRAS ID

    356573

  • Contact name

    Caroline Zangani

  • Contact email

    caroline.zangani@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 6 months, 31 days

  • Research summary

    This study aims to understand if a smartphone app can be used to collect information about memory and cognitive health.
    During the study, people with and without mental and neurological conditions will be asked, after providing informed consent, to download an app on their smartphone and complete daily assessments for 30 days. We will collect information about how frequently they use the app as well as how satisfied they are about it. We will use the result of this study to inform the plan for a bigger research study that will look at find differences in the memory, reasoning and thinking of people with and without mental health or neurological conditions.

  • REC name

    Social Care REC

  • REC reference

    25/IEC08/0027

  • Date of REC Opinion

    28 Oct 2025

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion