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

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Trial ID: NCT00912041

Age - 18 Years-80 Years Condition - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia, Paralysis Gender - All Accepting Healthy Volunteers - No

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

Stanford Investigator(s)

Jaimie Henderson, MD
Jaimie Henderson, MD

John and Jene Blume - Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor, Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology

Krishna Shenoy

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

   - (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)

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Intervention(s):

device: Placement of the BrainGate2 sensor(s) into the motor-related cortex

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Contact Information

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Stanford, CA 94305
Maria Coburn
650 736 9551

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