Can a movement-sensing wristwatch prompt arm rehabilitation exercise at home?
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Can a movement-sensing wristwatch prompt arm rehabilitation exercise at home?
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Can a new treatment package improve survival and life after stroke caused by a bleed in the brain?
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This research will find out if a new package of emergency treatments for stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, called the ‘ABC bundle’ can be used in hospitals across the UK.
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Can a singing group help to improve wellbeing for people with post-stroke aphasia?
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Beyond impaired language function, people with aphasia report a range of psychosocial health problems which negatively affect their wellbeing, including reduced confidence and social isolation. These psychosocial problems are not adequately addressed by healthcare services. This study will pilot a new group-based singing intervention for improving the psychosocial health of people with aphasia.
Can a virtual-reality-home help stroke survivors do better at home?
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Can a virtual-reality-home help stroke survivors do better at home?
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Can a vision test tell us who will recover well after stroke?
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Existing vision tests do not tell us how a patient’s life will be influenced by their vision problems. This project aims to understand how the results of vision tests relate to how stroke survivors will be able to function in their daily lives.
Can an anti-inflammatory drug (IL-1Ra) given into the skin reduce damaging inflammation in the brain and body after stroke compared to a dummy-drug?
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Can an anti-inflammatory drug (IL-1Ra) given into the skin reduce damaging inflammation in the brain and body after stroke compared to a dummy-drug?
Can cannabis-based products like CBD oil help after stroke?
In recent years, legal cannabis-based products containing cannabidiol (CBD), have become more available. Could these help stroke survivors to cope with problematic effects of stroke?
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Can early, high repetition arm training make the unaffected side of the brain form new connections after stroke?
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This study will test arm training to encourage a functionally useful contribution to recovery from the side of the brain unaffected by stroke (the 'non-stroke hemisphere'), and whether this is only possible early after stroke.
Can leg blood pressure measurements predict arm blood pressure to help prevent stroke?
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This project will use data that has been collected through previous research studies to investigate the relationship between blood pressure measured in the arm and leg, and the risk of stroke.
Can long-term inflammation increase a person's risk of having a stroke?
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Dr Kieron South is investigating how inflammatory diseases like asthma might be linked to increased stroke risk in order to identify ways to prevent strokes in adults of every age.