Brain implant study to restore hand function after spinal cord injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial tests a fully implanted wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) to help people with paralysis from a neck-level spinal cord injury regain hand and arm movement. The BCI reads brain signals and sends them to your arm, bypassing the damaged spinal cord.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have a cervical (neck-level) spinal cord injury at level C2 to C6.
- You have severe weakness or no movement in your fingers and hand.
- At least 12 months have passed since your injury, and your condition has been stable for the last 6 months.
- You have normal thinking and memory, and you can understand and follow instructions.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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