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The Role of Circadian Factors in Regulation of Neuroplasticity in Ischemic Stroke (Observational)

The Role of Circadian Factors in Regulation of Neuroplasticity in Ischemic Stroke (Observational)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05242393
Enrollment
250
Registered
2022-02-16
Start date
2018-05-01
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2025-08-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sleep Disorder, Stroke, Ischemic

Keywords

neuroplasticity, cognitive dysfunction, disability, circadian rhythm, functional deficit, stroke outcome, sleep-disordered breathing, heart rate variability

Brief summary

The study is aimed at the investigation of the association of biomarkers of circadian rhythms with sleep characteristics and stroke outcome in acute stroke patients. It is designed as an observational cohort study with the retrospective and prospective longitudinal arms.

Detailed description

In the retrospective arm of the study, the routinely collected data of patients admitted to the stroke unit with acute ischemic stroke (from 2018 till 2022) will be evaluated. In the prospective longitudinal arm, about 200-250 patients admitted to the Stroke Unit of one participating center will undergo examination including the assessment of medical records, stroke characteristics, sleep characteristics and blood sampling for the evaluation of genetic biomarkers of circadian rhythms within the first 2-3 days after admission.The assessment of stroke severity and functional deficit will be repeated at 10-14 days after stroke. The following associations will be assessed: * the association of genetic biomarkers of circadian rhythms with stroke outcome (the difference in neurological and functional deficit from admission to 14th day after stroke), with stroke characteristics (stroke subtype and neuroimaging stroke parameters) and with sleep characteristics. * the association of sleep characteristics with stroke outcome (the difference in neurological and functional deficit from admission to 14th day after stroke) and with stroke characteristics (stroke subtype and neuroimaging stroke parameters).

Interventions

No intervention is planned

Sponsors

Federal State Budgetary Institution, V. A. Almazov Federal North-West Medical Research Centre, of the Ministry of Health
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* acute (symptom onset to admission \<1 days) ischemic stroke * ischemic stroke affecting the branches of anterior cerebral artery, middle cerebral artery and posterior cerebral artery * age 18-80 years * moderate or severe stroke (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, NIHSS\>=5) * intravascular stroke treatment with thrombolysis or thrombectomy leading to satisfactory reperfusion (if applicable) * informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* secondary parenchymal hemorrhage (\>hemorrhage index -2) * clinically unstable or life-threatening conditions * known progressive neurological diseases * known psychiatric diseases * concomitant benzodiazepine medication * drug or alcohol abuse * pregnancy * disability to participate in the study * congestive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (\<=45%) or New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification III-IV functional class

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in the value of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale from baseline to 14th day after inclusionFrom baseline to 14th day after treatment initiationNational Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is a tool used to objectively quantify the impairment caused by a stroke, 0-42 scores, higher scores characterize worse impairment
Stroke-related disability assessed by the change in modified Rankin scale from baseline to 14th day after treatment initiationFrom baseline to 14th day after treatment initiationvalues of modified Rankin scale (scale for measuring the degree of disability or dependence in the daily activities of people who have suffered a stroke, from 0 (no symptoms) to 6 (dead) points)
Stroke-related disability assessed by the change in Rivermead Mobility Index from baseline to 14th day after treatment initiationFrom baseline to 14th day after treatment initiationa standardized scale used to assess mobility in patients with neurological deficits, a maximum of 15 points is possible; higher scores indicate better mobility performance
Stroke-related disability assessed by the change in Barthel Index from baseline to 14th day after treatment initiationFrom baseline to 14th day after treatment initiationa common scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living, 0-100 scores, higher scores define better performance

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sleep quality assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexBaselinePittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a self-rated questionnaire which assesses sleep quality and disturbances over the last (previous) 1-month (a retrospective assessment) time interval, Each of the sleep components yields a score ranging from 0 to 3, with 3 indicating the greatest dysfunction. The sleep component scores are summed to yield a total score ranging from 0 to 21 with the higher total score indicating worse sleep quality
Chronotype assessed by Morningness-Eveningness QuestionnaireBaselinea common 19-item tool to estimate individual chronotype, a score ranging from 16 to 86; scores of 41 and below indicate evening types, scores of 59 and above indicate morning types, scores between 42-58 indicate intermediate types
Sleepiness assessed by Epworth Sleepiness ScaleBaselinea common tool to assess sleepiness; 0-24 points, higher score indicate greater sleepiness
Fatigue assessed by Fatigue severity ScaleBaselinea common 9-item tool used to determine and quantify fatigue as subjective feeling of exhaustion, persisting lack of energy and rapid inanition, 9-63 points, higher score indicates more severe fatigue
Insomnia assessed by Insomnia severity indexBaselinea 7-item tool to assess the severity of insomnia, 0-5 points per each item, higher score indicates more severe insomnia

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Nocturnal heart rate variability characteristics derived from nocturnal pulseoximeter data: standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervalsBaselinestandard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (msec)
Nocturnal heart rate variability characteristics derived from nocturnal pulseoximeter data: number of interval differences of successive heart beats greater than 50 msBaselinenumber of interval differences of successive heart beats greater than 50 ms
Nocturnal heart rate variability characteristics derived from nocturnal pulseoximeter data: spectral power in high-frequency power bandsBaselinespectral power in high-frequency power bands (Hz)
Nocturnal heart rate variability characteristics derived from nocturnal pulseoximeter data: spectral power in low-frequency power bandsBaselinespectral power in low-frequency power bands (Hz)
Sleep duration assessed by polysomnographyBaselineSleep duration (minutes)
Wake after sleep onset time assessed by polysomnographyBaselinewake after sleep onset time (minutes), higher values indicate worse disturbance
Sleep latency assessed by polysomnographyBaselinesleep latency (minutes)
Sleep S1 stage duration assessed by polysomnographyBaselineS1 sleep stage percentage of total sleep time (%)
Sleep S2 stage duration assessed by polysomnographyBaselineS2 sleep stage percentage of total sleep time (%)
Sleep S3 stage duration assessed by polysomnographyBaselineS3 sleep stage percentage of total sleep time (%)
Stroke lesion volumeBaselineStroke lesion volume assessed by neuroimaging (computer tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging) (ml or mm3)
Sleep efficiency assessed by polysomnographyBaselinesleep efficiency (%)
Arousal index assessed by polysomnographyBaselineArousal index (episodes/hour of sleep), higher values indicate worse disturbance
periodic limb movement index assessed by polysomnographyBaselineperiodic limb movement index (episodes/hour of sleep), higher values indicate worse disturbance
Rapid eye movement (REM) stage duration assessed by polysomnographyBaselineRapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage percentage of total sleep time (%)
sleep-related respiratory characteristics: apnea-hypopnea indexBaselineassessed by routine polygraphy: apnea-hypopnea index (higher values indicate greater severity; \<5 episodes/h - normal, \>=5 episodes/h - pathological)
sleep-related respiratory characteristics: oxygen desaturation indexBaselineassessed by routine polygraphy: oxygen desaturation index (higher values indicate greater severity; \<5 episodes/h - normal, \>=5 episodes/h - pathological)
sleep-related respiratory characteristics: time under oxygen saturation <90%Baselineassessed by routine polygraphy: time under oxygen saturation \<90% (higher values indicate greater severity), in minutes
sleep-related respiratory characteristics: average oxygen saturationBaselineassessed by routine polygraphy: average oxygen saturation (lower values indicate greater severity), in %
sleep-related respiratory characteristics: lowest oxygen saturationBaselineassessed by routine polygraphy: lowes oxygen saturation (lower values indicate greater severity), in %

Countries

Russia

Contacts

Primary ContactLyudmila Korostovtseva, MD, PHD
lyudmila_korosto@mail.ru+79217873548

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026