Sleep and Motor Learning in Stroke (SMiLES)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigating consolidation of motor learning in the context of recovery after stroke
IRAS ID
304135
Contact name
Heidi Johansen-Berg
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Rehabilitation of movement after stroke depends on motor learning. Motor learning involves not only improvement during practice but also improvement between sessions, known as consolidation. Consolidation of learning depends on good sleep quality. However, there is growing evidence that sleep is disrupted after stroke and we recently showed that following brain injury, patients with poorer sleep show worse rehabilitation outcomes. This might occur because sleep disruption impairs consolidation directly, or might reflect other factors that influence both sleep and clinical outcomes. This study aims to test whether the relationship between sleep quality and clinical outcomes after stroke depends on consolidation of motor learning.
REC name
London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/LO/0353
Date of REC Opinion
14 Jun 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion