A Personalised Sleep Program for Adults Living With Stroke
Tests a tailored sleep program in adults with long-term stroke and sleep problems.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Personalised Sleep and Circadian Intervention After Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Hong Kong, Hong KongSee the site
Where in Hong Kong
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong, Hong KongNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Trial code
- NCT07731516
- Record updated
- 28 July 2026
- Original description
This is a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled feasibility trial involving 40 community-dwelling adults with chronic stroke and ongoing sleep or circadian difficulties. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either an individualized behavioral sleep intervention or an attention-matched health education program.Read full original descriptionShow less
Feasibility, Efficacy, and Patient Experience of a Personalised Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction Following Stroke: a Mixed-method Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial
This is a two-arm, parallel-group randomized controlled feasibility trial involving 40 community-dwelling adults with chronic stroke and ongoing sleep or circadian difficulties. Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either an individualized behavioral sleep intervention or an attention-matched health education program.
Before randomization, participants will complete questionnaires assessing sleep and related health outcomes, maintain a sleep diary, and wear a wrist-worn activity monitor for seven days. Participants will then attend six weekly, individual, face-to-face sessions lasting approximately one hour each.
The behavioral sleep intervention will provide individualized education and behavioral strategies to support sleep and daily sleep-wake functioning following stroke. The comparison program will provide education about stroke, sleep, and general health. The two programs will be matched in session frequency and duration.
Following the six-week program, participants will repeat the questionnaires, sleep diary, and seven-day wrist-monitoring assessment. Participants will also provide feedback about their experiences with the study and program.
The trial will evaluate recruitment, retention, attendance, intervention delivery, acceptability, fidelity, and safety. Preliminary changes in sleep and sleep-wake outcomes will also be examined.
Inclusion: >6 months from last stroke; aged ≥18 years; Cantonese language fluency; ≥1 self-reported sleep or circadian problem(s) for 3 months: ≥30 min to get to sleep on ≥3 nights per week, waking in the middle of night ≥30 min on ≥3 nights per week, <6-hr sleep per night or ≥9-hr sleep per 24 hour period on ≥3 nights per week, ≥1.09 hours of variability in sleep-wake schedule across one week, and/or bedtime after 2:00 a.m. on ≥3 nights per week; adequate opportunities for sleep.
Exclusion: presence of an active and progressive physical or neurocognitive illness or substance abuse making participation infeasible; past or current involvement in psychological treatment for sleep issues; night shift work; pregnancy or breastfeeding.