A Clinical Demonstration of EEG Brain-computer Interface for ALS Patients
Completed
Conditions studied: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
In brief
The goal of this VA demonstration project is to show that the Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is a clinically practical and important new communication and control option that can improve the lives of veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The project will test four well-supported hypotheses: (1) that people with ALS who find (or will soon find) conventional assistive technology inadequate can and will use a BCI system for important purposes in their daily lives without close technical oversight, 2) they will continue and even increase this use throughout the period of the study, (3) that BCI use will improve their lives, and 4) BCI will improve the lives of their families and caregivers.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00786032
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 27
- Starts
- 2011-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-01-08
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 79. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT — West Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Albany VA Medical Center Samuel S. Stratton, Albany, NY — Albany, New York, United States
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States
- VA Medical Center, Cleveland — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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