Liverpool-Heart And bRain Project (L-HARP)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Liverpool-Heart and bRain Project
IRAS ID
273098
Contact name
Stephanie Harrison
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Liverpool
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
What research question is being addressed?
Can we improve the prediction of adverse outcomes for people following a stroke to optimise their treatment and care?
How is it of relevance and importance to patients and public?
Following a stroke, people are at a higher risk of developing certain conditions including heart failure, another stroke and atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heart rhythm. In the proposed study, we will look at factors which may increase a person’s risk of such conditions following stroke. From this, we will determine if we can improve risk scores for these conditions for people post-stroke. This could help doctors decide what treatments are best.
Who would be eligible?
All adults at participating hospitals who have had an ischaemic stroke (where the stroke is caused by loss of blood flow to the brain) or a transient ischaemic attack (‘mini-stroke’) confirmed by a stroke doctor. All patients will be asked to take part in the study, or their family members may be asked to provide advice on their behalf if the patient is unable to.
Where is the study being conducted?
At participating hospitals.
What will the participants undergo?
At the time of stroke, patients have a lot of information collected about their health, we will copy information from patient’s medical records about their health after they agree to take part in the study. We will also ask the patients or their family members to complete some additional brief questionnaires about their quality of life, wellbeing and fatigue. Some questionnaires such as for cognitive function are already collected for patients following a stroke, but where this information has not been collected, we will collect it for the study. We will ask the patients if we can contact them in 12-months to repeat the questionnaires and information collected about their health.
REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
21/WA/0209
Date of REC Opinion
13 Jul 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion