BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia

Description

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.

Conditions

Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brain Stem Infarctions, Locked in Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia

BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia

Condition
Tetraplegia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Sacramento

University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

Stanford

Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Atlanta

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Boston

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Providence

Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02908

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility 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
  • * (There are additional inclusion 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)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.,

Leigh R Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Record Dates

2038-12