BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
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Conditions studied: Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brain Stem Infarctions, Locked in Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy
In brief
The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary device safety information and demonstrate proof of principle (feasibility) of the ability of people with tetraplegia to control a computer cursor and other assistive devices with their thoughts.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00912041
- Run by
- Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
- People needed
- 27
- Starts
- 2009-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2038-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Clinical diagnosis of spinal cord injury, brainstem stroke, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or other motor neuron disorders
- Complete or incomplete tetraplegia (quadriplegia)
- Must live within a three-hour drive of the Study site
- (There are additional inclusion criteria)
You may not qualify if…
- Visual impairment such that extended viewing of a computer monitor would be difficult even with ordinary corrective lenses
- Chronic oral or intravenous steroids or immunosuppressive therapy
- Other serious disease or disorder that could seriously affect ability to participate in the study
- (There are additional exclusion criteria)
Where it is running
- University of California, Davis — Sacramento, California, United States (enrolling)
- Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States (enrolling)
- Emory University School of Medicine — Atlanta, Georgia, United States (enrolling)
- Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States (enrolling)
- Providence VA Medical Center — Providence, Rhode Island, United States (enrolling)
- Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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