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FIND Stroke Recovery - A Longitudinal Study

Recruiting
Conditions
Risk Factor, Cardiovascular
Stroke Hemorrhagic
Stroke
Stroke, Ischemic
Cognitive Impairment
Interventions
Other: Observational - all
Registration Number
NCT05708807
Lead Sponsor
Göteborg University
Brief Summary

Stroke survivors frequently suffer disabilities including motor and cognitive problems, impairments in speech and vision, depression, and several other disabilities that worsen their quality of life. Some will recover fully after stroke and others will have permanent impairments. Few studies show trajectories of recovery in different domains after stroke, hence recovery time-lines are not fully known. Also, the whole range of mechanisms leading to recovery are not precisely known (1). To monitor those mechanisms one can utilize biomarkers.

In parallel to the studies of recovery, studies on time series of biomarkers after stroke are limited (2). Hence, a crucial first step to increase knowledge on biomarkers of stroke recovery is to gain a better understanding of the time course of both stroke recovery and biomarker patterns. Biomarkers can later be used for outcome predictions after stroke.

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND

Stroke survivors frequently suffer disabilities including motor and cognitive problems, impairments in speech and vision, depression, and several other disabilities that worsen their quality of life. Some will recover fully after stroke and others will have permanent impairements. Few studies show trajectories of recovery in different domains after stroke, hence recovery time-lines are not fully known. Also, the whole range of mechanisms leading to recovery are not precisely known (1). To monitor those mechanisms one can utilize biomarkers.

In parallel to the studies of recovery, studies on time series of biomarkers after stroke are limited (2). Hence, a crucial first step to increase knowledge on biomarkers of stroke recovery is to gain a better understanding of the time course of both stroke recovery and biomarker patterns. Biomarkers can later be used for outcome predictions after stroke.

WORK PLAN

AIM Determine temporal profiles describing the speed, order, and degree of recovery in neurological and cognitive functions in various domains with simultaneous profiling of changes in blood biomarker concentrations, in the acute, subacute phases and long-term of stroke. Determine individual and interindividual variations in recovery in the different domains.

Informed consent Written informed consent will be obtained from all willing participants or their next-of-kin.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Observational - allObservational - allAll included stroke patients.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Medical data Clinical dataBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years.

Stroke subtype, medical history, life style questions between baseline and follow-ups

Stroke severityBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years.

Change of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) between baseline and follow-ups.

Functional independencePre-stroke estimation, baseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years.

Change of modified Ranking Scale (mRS) functional independence

Blood samplesBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Analyses of plasma protein levels and circulating RNA profiles in comparison to baseline

D-FISBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in the Daily Fatigue Impact Scale (D-FIS) between baseline and follow ups.

FASBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in the Verbal Fluency Test between baseline and follow ups.

Walking abilityBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years.

Change in functional Ambulation Category between baseline and follow ups.

Postural controlBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years.

Change in postural control, evaluated by Berg Balance Scale (BBS), between baseline and follow ups.

SAFEBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in performance on Shoulder Abduction and Finger Extension (SAFE) score between baseline and follow ups.

FMA-arm testBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in performance on Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery after Stroke test between baseline and follow-up.

TMTBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in the Trail Making Test between baseline and follow ups.

MoCABaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment between baseline and follow ups.

NeuroimagingBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, and 12 months; 2 years

Changes in MRI scans between baseline and follow-ups.

HADBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale between baseline and follow ups.

SISBaseline, and change from baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in domains of Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) between baseline and follow ups.

CWTBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in the Color-Word Interference test between baseline and follow ups.

RBANSBaseline, and change from baseline at 3, 6 and 12 months; 2 and 5 years

Change in the 10-word test from Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) between baseline and follow ups.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Neurology, Department of Neurorehabilitation and Department of Clinical Genetics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital

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Gothenburg, Sweden

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