Sleep and Recovery After Stroke
Official title: Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation Study
Run by Region Skane · NCT07579871 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study will test whether wearable devices and overnight breathing recordings can find sleep problems like sleep apnea and show how those problems affect people three months after an ischemic stroke.
Quick facts
| Study type | Observational |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 226 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Region Skane Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Lund, Skåne County) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 18, 2026 |
| Main results expected | October 30, 2028 |
| Study ends | October 30, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | September 24, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07579871 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults with a first ischemic stroke who are about three months post-stroke, able to consent and to wear monitoring devices, and reachable for follow-up in the Skåne/Blekinge region are ideal candidates.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with very limited expected survival, severe motor or cognitive impairment that prevents wearing home sleep monitoring even with help, or insufficient Swedish language understanding that cannot be bridged are unlikely to benefit from participation.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Researchers will enroll consecutive adults with a first ischemic stroke from Skåne and Blekinge and evaluate them three months after their event. Participants will complete questionnaires, wear an actigraph and a commercial smartwatch for one week, and undergo an overnight home respiratory recording to identify sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. The study will relate sleep findings to physical and mental health, fatigue, quality of life, cognition, and daily physical activity and will examine which clinical features and wearable-derived data predict sleep apnea. Results will inform which patients might need clinical sleep assessments and how sleep disorders influence recovery after stroke.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could enable earlier identification of sleep apnea and other sleep problems after stroke using accessible wearable data, allowing more targeted treatment and potentially improving recovery and quality of life.
How similar studies have gone: Prior research has shown sleep apnea is common after stroke and that actigraphy and home respiratory recordings can detect sleep problems, but using consumer smartwatches to predict sleep apnea in stroke populations is relatively new.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Ischemic stroke. * First time stroke. Exclusion Criteria: * Short expected survival. * Unable to carry HSAT equipment (e.g., gel nails; the patient is wearing other medical devices; motor or cognitive impairment without the possibility of assistance from healthcare staff or relatives). * Reduced understanding of the project due to insufficient Swedish, which cannot be bridged with an interpreter.
Where it's running
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Skånes Universitetssjukhus, SUS
Lund, Skåne County, Sweden Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Malin E. a. K. Gustafsson, M.D., Ph.D.
- Email: malin_e.gustafsson@med.lu.se
- Phone: 0046451-29 60 00
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.