BCIwiki (bciwiki.com) — The University of Miami has launched a clinical trial to explore using a brain-computer interface (BCI) to decode upper limb motor intention and trigger epidural spinal cord stimulation (ESCS) in individuals with spinal cord injury. The study was first posted on August 1, 2024, on ClinicalTrials.gov under identifier NCT06533969, and is currently recruiting.
The trial will recruit individuals with spinal cord injury and record cortical signals via electroencephalography (EEG) or electrocorticography (ECoG) to decode motor intention of upper limb tasks for controlling assistive devices. According to the ClinicalTrials.gov record, the study is conducted by the University of Miami and aims to assess the feasibility of neural signals for assistive device control. The study is based in the United States; the target enrollment number has not been disclosed.