Mind-Reading device aims to give voice to the voiceless
NCT ID NCT07357428
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early study tests a brain-computer implant that reads brain signals to help people with severe paralysis (from ALS, stroke, or spinal cord injury) communicate. The device aims to decode imagined speech and allow control of computers. Only 2 participants will be enrolled to check safety first.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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22 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of a progressive neuromuscular disease or a neurological injury. * Clinical diagnosis of anarthria or severe dysarthria. * Wheelchair dependent with severely impaired upper limb function. * Has a reliable method of communication and the ability to read and understand the English language. * Has a study care partner (e.g. caregiver or multiple caregivers) for the duration of the study. * Lives within a 4-hour radius of a study site. Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairment or psychiatric illness that could impact the ability to comply with study requirements, as determined by the Study Investigator. * Co-morbidities or an ongoing chronic medical condition that would impair the ability to comply with study requirements. * The presence of another implanted device, like a pacemaker, deep brain stimulator, or implantable pulse generator. * Requires, or is expected to require regular MRI scans for on-going medical conditions. * In the opinion of the Study Investigator, the patient is not an appropriate candidate for the study, for reasons that could place the patient at undue risk or otherwise result in non-compliance with the study requirements.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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University of California, Davis
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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