Plain-English translation of NCT05936619 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing a new technology called MindEx, a brain-computer interface system designed to help people who are severely paralyzed regain the ability to control computers and communicate. The system uses four tiny implanted electrode chips placed in different areas of your brain that pick up your thoughts and translate them into computer commands, allowing you to use word processors, paint programs, or play games on a screen.
People with severe paralysis from spinal cord injury, brainstem stroke, or ALS often lose the ability to move and interact with the world around them. This treatment aims to give them a new way to communicate and control their environment directly through their thoughts, potentially restoring independence and improving quality of life.
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You would undergo brain surgery to have four tiny electrode arrays implanted in specific areas of your brain, with recovery taking several weeks. After healing, you would attend study sessions up to five times per week for at least one year (and possibly up to six years), during which you would learn to control computer applications using only your thoughts while researchers record and analyze your brain activity. Your caregiver would monitor you daily for any complications, and you would need to be able to travel to the study location regularly.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Oct 5, 2026 · Not medical advice
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