| First Published on Clinicaltrials.gov: |
11/4/2008 |
| Status: |
Currently Recruiting |
| ClinicalTrials.gov ID: |
NCT00786032 |
| Sponsor: |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Purpose: |
The goal of this VA demonstration project is to show that the Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is a clinically practical and important new communication and control option that can improve the lives of veterans with ALS. |
| Phase: |
I/II |
| Treatment Type: |
Brain Computer Interface |
| Trial Type: |
Open Label |
| Estimated Enrollment: |
25 |
| Eligibility: |
18 years and older. Both genders. Not accepting healthy volunteers. |
| Details: |
The project will test four well-supported hypotheses: (1) that people with ALS who find (or will soon find) conventional assistive technology inadequate can and will use a BCI system for important purposes in their daily lives without close technical oversight, 2) they will continue and even increase this use throughout the period of the study, (3) that BCI use will improve their lives, and 4) BCI will improve the lives of their families and caregivers. |
| Collaborator(s): |
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| Location(s): |
- West Haven, CT, 06516, United States
- Durham, NC, 27705, United States
- Albany, NY, 12208, United States
- Cleveland, OH, 44106, United States
- Providence, RI, 02908, United States
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| Primary Investigator: |
Robert Ruff, MD PhD- VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio |
| Contact: |
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| Trial Protocol as Published on Clinicaltrials.gov: |
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