Intuitive, Complete Neural Control of Tablet Computers for Communication

Trial ID: NCT06511934

Interventional - Phase Unknown - Recruiting

People with brainstem stroke, advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), or other disorders can become unable to move or speak despite being awake and alert. In this project, the investigators seek to further translate knowledge about interpreting brain signals related to movement, and to further develop an intracortical brain-computer interface (iBCI) that could restore rapid and intuitive use of communication apps on tablet computers by people with paralysis.

Conditions

• Brainstem Stroke
• ALS
• Tetraplegia
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

• BrainGate Neural Interface System

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

• 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
• Prior enrollment in BrainGate2 clinical trial (NCT00912041)

Exclusion criteria

• 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)

Sponsor

Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD., Brown University, Stanford University, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

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