Journal article
Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral haemorrhage trial (INTERACT): a randomised pilot trial
Craig S Anderson, Yining Huang, Ji Guang Wang, Hisatomi Arima, Bruce Neal, Bin Peng, Emma Heeley, Christian Skulina, Mark W Parsons, Jong Sung Kim, Qing Ling Tao, Yue Chun Li, Jian Dong Jiang, Li Wen Tai, Jin Li Zhang, En Xu, Yan Cheng, Stephan Heritier, Lewis B Morgenstern, John Chalmers
LANCET NEUROLOGY | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2008
Abstract
BACKGROUND: There is much uncertainty about the effects of early lowering of elevated blood pressure (BP) after acute intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Our aim was to assess the safety and efficiency of this treatment, as a run-in phase to a larger trial. METHODS: Patients who had acute spontaneous ICH diagnosed by CT within 6 h of onset, elevated systolic BP (150-220 mm Hg), and no definite indication or contraindication to treatment were randomly assigned to early intensive lowering of BP (target systolic BP 140 mm Hg; n=203) or standard guideline-based management of BP (target systolic BP 180 mm Hg; n=201). The primary efficacy endpoint was proportional change in haematoma volume at 24 h; ..
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