Comparing The Cyberlink Control System to the Manual Letter Board for Communication Purposes in the ALS Patient Population

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-08-31

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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New technologies are giving people with motor disabilities alternative communication and control channels. The investigators are interested in using the Cyberlink Control System as a hands free means to access a computer for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The goal of this project is to determine whether this device is a practical and realistic means for ALS patients to communicate with only the use of facial muscle, brainwave, and eye movements.

The benefit of this study may be of substantial value to many people with severe motor impairment. Additionally, it is hoped that some of the study subjects may benefit by incorporating hands-free computer use into their daily lives.

This study is intended to evaluate the effectiveness of the cyberlink as a tool for daily communication compared to the standard manual letter board.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neurodegenerative Disease Motor Neuron Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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ALS

Subjects having either definite or probable ALS by El Escorial Criteria.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of definite or possible ALS by the El Escorial Criteria
* Between ages of 18 to 89 years.
* Scored two or less in the ALS FRS category 1 (Speech)
* Scored two or less in the ALS FRS category 4 (Handwriting)
* Cognitively intact with no other neurological diseases
* No unstable medical problems

* Patients unable to give informed consent either themselves or via a legally authorized personnel.
* Patients diagnosed with neurological problems other than ALS (upon examination by the principal investigator)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No