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BCI@Home: Brain Computer Interface Solutions to Enable Youth Living With Severe Disabilities

Canada18 participantsStarted 2025-11-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this trial is to evaluate use of brain computer interfaces (BCI) at home for children with severe severe physical disabilities. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Can a home BCI program enable children with disabilities to achieve personalized life participation goals? 2. Can a home BCI program promote implementation reach?

Who can participate

Age range5 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 5-18 years * Severe motor impairment including inability to walk and minimal functional hand use, and/or; * Severe communication impairment * Ability to follow simple instructions and attend to simple tasks * Home environment suitable for the program based on clinician and family discussion; * Informed assent/consent Exclusion Criteria: * Epileptic encephalopathy * Unstable epilepsy, or * Brain imaging incompatible with BCI functionality

What they're measuring

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

Timeframe: Baseline and end of treatment at 6 months

Implementation Reach

Timeframe: through study completion, an average of 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07073378

SponsorUniversity of Calgary

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-08-31

Contact for this trial

Central Contact Person

403-955-7816 alicia.hilderley@ucalgary.ca

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