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Valsartan Efficacy on Modest Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Ischemic Stroke

NCT00874601 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 578

Last updated 2011-10-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The manipulation of blood pressure in acute cerebral ischemia has been a matter of debate until now. The investigators are clearly in need of more detailed data on how antihypertensive treatment affects outcome in acute phase of stroke.

This study will assess the effects of modest blood pressure (BP) lowering manipulation in acute period of ischemic stroke on death or dependency at 90-day.

Conditions

  • Acute Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

DRUG

Diovan® (valsartan)

The valsartan will be initially given 80 mg of Diovan® (valsartan) per oral once daily in the morning on day 1, and flexibly will be adjusted to a dose of 80 -320 mg per day during next 6 days if more than 30% of SBPs measured at least 4 times in a day will not get the target level of SBPs. In those patients not achieving target level of blood pressure (more than 15% reduction of initial blood pressure or below 145 mmHg of systolic blood pressure), an additional antihypertensive drugs (diuretics, beta blockers) can be given despite of Valsartan 320 mg. If the BP is considered to be low enough, dose of valsartan can be decreased to 40 mg per day. If the administration of valsartan is judged to be inappropriate by duty doctor due to any reasons, it can be stopped and the reasons will be recorded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hallym University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Byung-chul Lee, MD, PhD · Hallym University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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