Plain-English translation of NCT06292377 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Read our Stroke research guide →This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This research study is trying to understand why many people experience overwhelming fatigue—extreme tiredness that doesn't improve with rest—after having a stroke. The researchers want to investigate whether changes in how the body's nervous system controls heart rate might be connected to this fatigue. By studying heart rate patterns and other measurements in stroke patients, they hope to find new ways to help people recover better.
After a stroke, fatigue is very common and can seriously affect daily life and recovery, yet doctors don't have good treatments for it because they don't fully understand what causes it. This study exists to explore whether problems with the nervous system's control of the heart may play a role in post-stroke fatigue.
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If you join this study, you will be evaluated while you are in the hospital after your stroke. The researchers will measure your heart rate patterns, perform brain imaging, and ask you questions about fatigue, mood, sleep, and how you are thinking. This is an observational study, meaning the researchers are watching and measuring, not testing a new medication—they're trying to understand the connections between your heart function and fatigue as you recover from stroke.
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