The CHHIPS Trial Group (Controlling Hypertension and Hypotension Immediately Post Stroke) Pilot Trial: rationale and design

JF Potter, T Robinson, G Ford, G James, David Jenkins, A Mistri, C Bulpitt, A Drummond, C Jagger, J Knight, H Markus, David Beevers, M Dewey, A Moore, S Paul

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Abstract

RATIONALE: High and low blood pressure (BP) levels are common following acute stroke, with up to 60% of patients being hypertensive (SBP > 160 mmHg) and nearly 20% having relative hypotension (SBP <or = 140 mmHg), within the first few hours of ictus, both conditions being associated with an adverse prognosis. At present, the optimum management of blood pressure in the immediate post-stroke period is unclear. OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of the Controlling Hypertension and Hypotension Immediately Post-Stroke (CHHIPS) Pilot Trial is to assess whether hypertension and relative hypotension, manipulated therapeutically in the first 24 h following acute stroke, affects short-term outcome measures. DESIGN: The CHHIPS Pilot Trial is a UK based multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, titrated dose trial. SETTING: Acute stroke and medical units in teaching and district general hospitals, in the UK. PATIENTS: The CHHIPS Pilot Study aims to recruit 2050 patients, with clinically suspected stroke, confirmed by brain imaging, who have no compelling indication or contraindication for BP manipulation. STUDY OUTCOMES: The primary outcome measure will be the effects of acute pressor therapy (initiated <or = 12 h from stroke onset) or depressor therapy (started <or = 24 h post-ictus) on death and dependency at 14 days post-stroke. Secondary outcome measures will include the influence of therapy on early neurological deterioration, the effectiveness of treatment in manipulating BP levels, the influence of time to treatment and stroke type on response and a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)649-655
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Hypertension
Volume23
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2005

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