Ignite is a cognitive assessment tool designed for early detection and monitoring
Ignite
Ignite is an app which tests cognition across multiple cognitive domains. It was originally designed to be used for the stratification and monitoring of FTD in observational and therapeutic trials.
Each test is a short version of a standard cognitive task and aims to be sensitive to deficits within each cognitive domain.
Ignite 1.0
The initial version of Ignite (Ignite 1.0) has been tested in 2004 cognitively-normal healthy individuals between the ages of 20 and 80, with at least 100 men and 100 women in each decade having undertaken the battery. Using this data we have created a normative dataset, adjusting for the effects of sex, age and years of education. This is available to download here: Ignite Calculator.
The first study of Ignite (1.0), showing good test-retest reliability and both construct and concurrent validity, is published in Neuropsychology and is available to read here. This study contains the results of the normative study above.
Further studies investigating detection of presymptomatic cognitive changes in genetic FTD within the GENFI cohort and the use of burst testing are in preparation for publication.
Ignite 2.0 (Ignite plus)
A new version of Ignite has been developed to extend its use to clinical diagnosis of people with cognitive difficulties, helping to define the extent of impairment and the pattern of domain involvement.
The current tasks in Ignite are as follows:
The app is available for iPads and is downloadable from the App Store. In order to use it please contact our team at genfi@ucl.ac.uk.
Ignite is available in multiple languages including English (UK and US), Spanish (Castilian and Latin American), Basque, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Greek, Turkish, Hebrew, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Indonesian and Hindi.