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BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
Recruiting
I'm InterestedTrial ID: NCT00912041
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
John and Jene Blume - Robert and Ruth Halperin Professor, Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology
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)
Intervention(s):
device: Placement of the BrainGate2 sensor(s) into the motor-related cortex
Recruiting
I'm InterestedContact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Maria Coburn
650 736 9551