iBCI Optimization for Veterans With Paralysis

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Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brain Stem Infarctions, Locked-in Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy

In brief

VA research has been advancing a high-performance brain-computer interface (BCI) to improve independence for Veterans and others living with tetraplegia or the inability to speak resulting from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord injury or stoke. In this project, the investigators enhance deep learning neural network decoders and multi-state gesture decoding for increased accuracy and reliability and deploy them on a battery-powered mobile BCI device for independent use of computers and touch-enabled mobile devices at home. The accuracy and usability of the mobile iBCI will be evaluated with participants already enrolled separately in the investigational clinical trial of the BrainGate neural interface.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05470478

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

2

Starts

2026-10-02

Expected to finish

2027-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion criteria are extensive and are determined by the associated BrainGate IDE(clinicaltrials.gov # NCT00912041)
• Informally, participants will be tetraplegic or anarthric with little or no functional use of the arms and legs

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion criteria are extensive and are determined by the associated BrainGate IDE(clinicaltrials.gov # NCT00912041).

Where it is running

• Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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