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Blood Pressure Lowering in Acute Stroke Trial (BLAST)

NCT00627991 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2016-04-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients who are suffering from a stroke often present to the hospital with elevated blood pressure. Elevated blood pressure in the setting of stroke increases the risk of brain swelling or bleeding into the brain. Even so, there has been concern about lowering the blood pressure with medications because the newly injured parts of the brain may not get the blood flow they need, thereby worsening the damage from the initial stroke. We hope to demonstrate that the drug valsartan can be used safely and modestly to lower blood pressure in acute stroke patients, without having a detrimental effect on brain blood flow or neurologic status. Novel MRI techniques to measure brain blood flow will be used in conjunction with clinical scales to demonstrate safety.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

DRUG

Valsartan

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Gregory W Albers · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-08-31

Countries

  • United States

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