Actively Recruiting
Adaptive and Individualized AAC Phase II
Led by Altec Inc. · Updated on 2025-09-30
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
64 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Altec Inc.
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Nebraska
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The overall objective of this study is to develop an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system that is effective in delivering a person-centric communication device that will provide a versatile access method that can automatically learn and adapt to the user's physical abilities by creating a personalized, comprehensive keyboard interface for communication, not otherwise available to people in need of alternative communication.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Adaptive and Individualized AAC Phase II
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 6 years or older
- Male or female
- Ability to spell, follow 2-3 step directions, and read 40 point text
- Complex communication needs due to severe motor impairments from conditions such as spinal cord injury, Guillain-Barre syndrome, brain stem stroke, cerebral palsy, locked-in syndrome, or similar
- Requires use of an alternative communication access strategy clinically prescribed and optimized
- Sufficient voluntary muscle control on head, hand, or foot to use the wearable AAC system
- Sufficient stamina and developmental maturity to complete 1-2 hour testing sessions without excess fatigue
- Availability for at least 5 testing sessions during the study
- No medical or safety restrictions on active head, hand, or foot movement
- Clinical evidence of preserved cognition with NIHSS Consciousness and Communication score of 0 or 1
- Ability to voluntarily blink eyes, raise eyebrows, contract fingers/hand, or rotate foot on command
- Ability to provide written informed consent or have a communication partner/guardian provide consent if under 18
- Ability to speak and follow directions in English
You will not qualify if you...
- Non-English speaker
- Unable to follow simple instructions in English
- Medical history of musculoskeletal conditions causing pain on head, hand, or foot movement
- Restricted head and neck movement due to unstable vertebral or nerve conditions posing risk during protocol
- Medical history of cardiac or respiratory problems severely reducing stamina or posing risk during motor activities
- Unable to provide informed assent or consent in English
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
B
Bhawna Shiwani, M.S.
CONTACT
J
Joshua Kline, Ph.D.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
1
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