Research Projects

Discover research about young stroke. Find out how to get involved.

Improving outcomes for young people with stroke

Many people want to contribute to stroke research.

We need research to:

  • understand how to prevent stroke, and
  • help people recover a stroke

We want to fill the gap between young people with stroke and researchers.

People with lived experience of stroke can help research by sharing their story.

Their ideas help researchers learn what is important. This can lead to better outcomes for care and recovery.

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Young Stroke Service research

Click on the tabs to discover research projects by the Young Stroke Service

Deep phenotyping

The Young Stroke Service Deep Phenotyping Study is for young adults aged 18 to 55 who have recently had a stroke.

We want to learn how things like age, health, sleep, exercise, food, genes, and environment might affect stroke recovery.

This is a small early study to help us get ready for bigger studies later.

While the study is happening, we will check to make sure everything is working well for those taking part and that we are getting the right information.

Young Stroke Database

Young Stroke Service collects information about how people recover after a stroke. Information is collected when people join the YSS and in follow-up interviews.

This information includes:

  • unmet needs
  • work and study
  • driving
  • social activities
  • fatigue
  • health service use
  • questions about memory, thinking, anxiety and depression.

YSS Staff use this information to make health care plans. They also use it to review and improve the Young Stroke Service.

Other researchers can use this information if they get approval. YSS does not share it without permission. We remove names and personal details before we share anything.

People who use YSS give permission for YSS to collect and use their information this way.

Get connected to researchers

People in the Young Stroke Service can join the Research Volunteer Registry.

If they join, we will tell them about other research projects.

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