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First Study With a Brain Implant to Help Locked-in Patients Communicate at Home

NCT02224469 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2025-12-03

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Summary

In this study a new means of communication for people with locked-in syndrome will be tested. The investigators will record brain signals directly from the surface of the brain by means of a completely implantable system. These brain signals are fed wirelessly into an assistive technology device and will control this device for communication and environmental control at the users home.

Conditions

  • Locked-In Syndrome

Interventions

DEVICE

ECoG (electrocorticography) sensing

Implant electrodes and sensing device and use for control of Assistive Technology

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UMC Utrecht

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nick F Ramsey, PhD · UMC Utrecht

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-09
Primary Completion
2024-02-14
Completion
2024-02-14

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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