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N/A N=2,839 Randomized Treatment

The Second Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial

Intracerebral Hemorrhage · Stroke · Hypertension

Enrolled (actual)
2,839
Serious AEs
23.1%
Results posted
Oct 2013
Primary outcome: Primary: A Composite of Death or Dependency, With Dependency Being Defined by a Score of 3 to 5 on the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) — 719; 785 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Blood pressure management policies (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
The George Institute
Primary completion
Dec 2012

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
A Composite of Death or Dependency, With Dependency Being Defined by a Score of 3 to 5 on the Modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
719; 785
SECONDARY
Death at 90 Days
166; 170

Summary

The purpose of this academic lead study is to determine if a treatment strategy of early intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering compared to conservative BP lowering policy in patients with elevated blood pressure within 6 hours of acute intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) improves the outcome of death and disability at 3 months after onset.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with CT-confirmed spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage (ICH)
  • Elevated systolic blood pressure (>150mmHg and <220mmHg)
  • Capacity to commence randomly assigned treatment within 6 hours of onset of ICH.
  • Able to be 'actively' treated and admitted to a monitored facility

Exclusion Criteria

  • Clear indication or contraindication to intensive BP lowering.
  • Evidence ICH secondary to a structural abnormality
  • Use of thrombolytic agent
  • Previous ischaemic stroke within 30 days
  • A very high likelihood that the patient will die within the next 24 hours on the basis of clinical and/or radiological criteria
  • Score of 3-5 on the Glasgow Coma Scale (indicating deep coma)
  • Significant pre-stroke disability or advanced dementia
  • Planned early neurological intervention
  • Participation in another clinical trial.
  • A high likelihood that the patient will not adhere to the study treatment and follow-up regimen.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00716079). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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