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



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Hospital, Neurology, Orthopedic, Psychiatric
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology, Orthopedics / Podiatry, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 75
Updated:4/17/2018
Start Date:May 2009
End Date:December 2021
Contact:Leigh R Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Email:clinicaltrials@braingate.org
Phone:617-724-9247

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The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary device safety information and demonstrate
proof of principle (feasibility of efficacy) of the ability of people with tetraplegia to
control a computer cursor and other assistive devices with their thoughts.

The goal of the BrainGate2 research and development project is to identify the core methods
and features for a medical device that could allow people with paralysis to recover a host of
abilities that normally rely on the hands.

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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185 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
617-724-5200
Principal Investigator: Leigh R Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Phone: 617-742-9247
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291 Campus Dr
Stanford, California 94305
(650) 725-3900
Principal Investigator: Jaimie Henderson, M.D.
Phone: 650-723-5574
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Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216-368-2000
Principal Investigator: Benjamin Walter, MD
Phone: 216-844-8285
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Providence, Rhode Island 02908
Principal Investigator: Stephen Mernoff, M.D.
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