Stroke

The NI Clinical Research Network (NICRN) undertakes Stroke research throughout Northern Ireland. The NICRN is part of a UK-wide initiative to provide opportunities for patients and clinicians to participate in high-quality clinical research.

The Stroke Group undertakes research across the breadth of stroke medicine across Northern Ireland. Our aim is to include all aspects of the stroke care pathway, from hyperacute revascularisation therapies, to rehabilitation and long-term consequences of life after stroke.

The NICRN Stroke Group aims to:

• Promote stroke research within Northern Ireland
• Attract large multi-centre clinical trials in stroke medicine to Northern Ireland.
• Encourage and support local researchers to conduct independent research in stroke medicine within Northern Ireland.
• Ensure stroke research in Northern Ireland is conducted to the highest standards of quality and safety.
• Provide the necessary infrastructure to facilitate start-up of new studies in stroke medicine.
• Engage with all disciplines of the stroke multi-disciplinary team to deliver research across all aspects of the stroke pathway.

Areas of interest include the following:

• Hyperacute revascularisation therapies for acute ischaemic stroke
• Intracerebral haemorrhage
• Anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation and acute ischaemic stroke or prior intracerebral haemorrhage
• Secondary prevention of stroke
• Stroke rehabilitation interventions