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Feasibility of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System in Persons With Tetraplegia (BG-Speech-02)
Eligible age
18–80 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
The goal of this study is to improve our understanding of speech production, and to translate this into medical devices called intracortical brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) that will enable people who have lost the ability to speak fluently to communicate via a computer just by trying to speak.
Sponsor: Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Between 18 and 80 years of age
- ✓ 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 and geographically stable for at least 15 months after enrollment.
- ✓ (There are additional inclusion criteria)
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ 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)
Where it's recruiting
California
Sacramento
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06094205 · last updated 2025-12-01