BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
Trial ID or NCT#
NCT00912041
Status
RECRUITING
Purpose
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.
Official Title
BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
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 - (There are additional inclusion criteria)
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)
Investigator(s)
Jaimie Henderson, MD
Functional neurosurgeon,
Epilepsy neurosurgeon,
Pain neurosurgeon,
Movement disorders specialist,
Deep brain stimulation specialist,
Neurosurgeon
John and Jene Blume - Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor, Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology
Krishna Shenoy
Contact us to find out if this trial is right for you.
Contact
Maria Coburn
650 736 9551
View on ClinicalTrials.gov