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BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
Led by Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD. · Updated on 2025-12-03
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Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
1543 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Lead Sponsor
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Tetraplegia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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)
You will not qualify if you...
- 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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Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
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2
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States, 94305
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3
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
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4
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
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5
Providence VA Medical Center
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02908
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Research Team
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Leigh R Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D.
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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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