Clinical research on brain machine interfaces for motor and communication control

Clinical research on brain machine interfaces for motor and communication control - Clinical research on motor and communication BMIs

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000007676

Enrollment

Registered

2012-04-09

Start date

2012-10-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

ALS, SMA

Interventions

Implantation of brain surface electrodes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) severe ALS or SMA 2) patients under artificial respiration control 3) older than 20years old 4) Informed consent is available from the patient himself by orally or verbally

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) severe brain lesion 2) severe functional abnormality by EEG or MEG 3) impassible to manipulate the device in the present study due to severe visualor auditory disturbance 4) severe disturbance in heart, lung, liver, kidney, cognitive function, or psychological function 5) malignancy 6) compromised patient 7) bleeding tendency 8) taking steroids or immunosuppressive agents 9) taking anticoagulant drugs 10) severe underlying diseases other than targer illness 11) inappropriate to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Safety of implantable devices	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasayuki Hirata

Osaka Univerisity Graduate School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery

mhirata@nsurg.med.osaka-u.ac.jp06-6879-3652

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026