P300 Brain Computer Interface Keyboard to Operate Assistive Technology

University of Michigan

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Healthy; Cerebral Palsy; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Spinal Cord Injury; Neuromuscular Disease

Treatments: Device: Brain Computer Interface Keyboard

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00860951

H0002 - AT P300 Keyboard Study

5R21HD054697 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

H133G090005 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to develop tools enable people who are paralyzed to operate technology and access computers. These tools are called brain computer interfaces (BCIs). BCIs would let a person use brain signals to operate technology.

Full description

The purpose of this research is to develop tools to help people who are paralyzed. These tools are called brain computer interfaces (BCIs). BCIs would let a person use brain signals to operate technology. The investigators want to make a BCI that can be used to operate commercially available technologies for communication, environmental control or computer access. The BCI would replace a keyboard to let people operate these technologies without moving. However, the investigators need people to test the BCI so that the investigators can see how well it can replace a keyboard. The investigators want to understand how well it can work so that the investigators can make it useful for people who are paralyzed. The investigators will ask people to use the BCI to do things like make a communication system speak or type words on a computer.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 or older.
• Able to read text on a computer screen
• Able to understand and remember instructions concerning participation

Exclusion criteria

• Unable give informed consent.
• Unable to understand and follow instructions.
• Have abnormal tone or uncontrolled movements in the head-and-neck that would interfere with EEG recordings.
• Known to have photosensitive epilepsy.
• Open head lesions or sores

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 1 patient group

Brain Computer Interface Keyboard

Other group

Description:

What effect does the environment (BCI, AT device, Computer) have on the accuracy of typing using a BCI keyboard?

Treatment:

Device: Brain Computer Interface Keyboard