Unleash the power of adaptive planning and executive function evaluation with Trails-X™, an innovative trail-making task designed for individuals aged 8 to 79 years. This paper-and-pencil assessment takes the traditional trail-making task to new heights by incorporating additional executive function demands, providing a nuanced understanding of an individual's cognitive capabilities. Individually administered, the Trails-X offers nine trails that assess adaptive planning, coupled with psychomotor speed, cognitive flexibility, impulse control, flexible attention, and the ability to adapt to novel or changing situations. The examinee is asked to draw straight, nonoverlapping lines connecting circles of alternating colors and continue until all circles are connected. Individuals must work carefully to avoid crossing lines or being forced to discontinue before the task is complete. Examinees must plan their path and adapt while working as quickly as possible.
Purpose: Assesses adaptive planning and executive function through an innovative trail-making task
Format: Paper and pencil
Age range: 8 years to 79 years
Time: 5-10 minutes
Key Features and Benefits:
Innovative Trail-Making Task: The Trails-X is an innovative take on the traditional trail-making task that includes additional executive function demands by requiring examinees to connect circles of alternating colors with no designated start or end point.
Language-Free and Culturally Fair: With no requirement for numeracy or literacy skills, Trails-X ensures a language-free and culturally fair assessment. Examinees draw lines to connect yellow and blue circles, minimizing potential barriers for individuals with varying linguistic or cultural backgrounds.
Color Accessibility: Circles are yellow and blue, as they are colors that are least likely to be problematic for individuals who are colorblind.
Test Structure:
Scoring: Trails are scored based on the number of correctly connected circles and the time spent on each trail. These metrics provide valuable insights into executive planning capacity, strategy, and variability. Taken together, these scores create a Total Matrix score, which describes consistency of performance.
Total Matrix Score: The combination of individual scores yields a Total Matrix score, summarizing overall performance and aiding in the assessment of cognitive functioning.
Additional Metrics: Trails-X provides percentile ranks, cumulative percentages, reliable change indices, and optional scores for a comprehensive evaluation.
Technical Information:
Sample Standardization: Developed using a sample of 732 individuals, Trails-X follows a population-proportionate sampling plan based on U.S. Census data, ensuring representation across demographics.
Reliability: The alpha coefficient for the standardization sample was .76 and .85 for the combined clinical sample.
What's In The Box:
Trails-X Introductory Kit: Includes Trails-X Professional Manual and Fast Guide, 25 Response Forms, and 25 Record Forms.
Trails-X Professional Manual: Includes 1 Trails-X Professional Manual
Trails-X Response Forms: Includes 1 package of 25 Trails-X Response Forms
Trails-X Record Forms: Includes 1 package of 25 Trails-X Record Forms