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Comparing The Cyberlink Control System to the Manual Letter Board for Communication Purposes in the ALS Patient Population

NCT00718497 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2013-03-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

New technologies are giving people with motor disabilities alternative communication and control channels. The investigators are interested in using the Cyberlink Control System as a hands free means to access a computer for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The goal of this project is to determine whether this device is a practical and realistic means for ALS patients to communicate with only the use of facial muscle, brainwave, and eye movements.

The benefit of this study may be of substantial value to many people with severe motor impairment. Additionally, it is hoped that some of the study subjects may benefit by incorporating hands-free computer use into their daily lives.

This study is intended to evaluate the effectiveness of the cyberlink as a tool for daily communication compared to the standard manual letter board.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • MDA/ALS Center of Hope

    collaborator OTHER

  • Drexel University College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Terry Heiman-Patterson, MD · MDA/ALS Center of Hope

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
89 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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