Demonstrate that maintenance of systolic blood pressure between 140 and 160 mm Hg during the acute phase of ischemic stroke is more effective than management according to the International Guideline (treat when systolic blood pressure exceeds 185 mm Hg)
Control of blood pressure figures remains one of the most important risk factors in primary and secondary prevention in patients with stroke. The current strategy for the hypertensive treatment of patients during the acute phase of ischemic stroke within the first 72 hours remains a highly debated and unclear issue, with no consensus on the range or appropriate blood pressure ranges to be handled (13). Team study working hypothesis focuses on the study of blood pressure (for 72 hours), through its intensive control (recording and adjustment every four hours), in the acute phase of ischemic stroke. Specifically, it is based on the monitoring and maintenance of systolic blood pressure between 140 and 160 mm Hg in patients with acute ischemic stroke; And this can lead to a better functional prognosis, measured at 90 days, compared with the functional prognosis of patients treated according to the recommendations of the current Clinical Guidelines, which propose to act on systolic blood pressure only when it exceeds 185 mm Hg (13,22). Although the intense decrease in blood pressure during the acute phase of stroke has the potential risk of decreasing cerebral perfusion in the area of ischemic penumbra, in recent observational studies (19), a worse functional prognosis has not been found in those patients With systolic blood pressure above 140 mm Hg. There is no previous evidence from other intervention studies related to blood pressure control and a benefit to patients with acute ischemic stroke. Comparison using a randomized clinical trial of a group of patients with blood pressure control following current guidelines with a group of patients with systolic blood pressure between 140 and 160 mm Hg may allow a simple, rapidly applicable therapeutic alternative to Clinical practice, low cost and extrapolable to a wider population, such as patients with stroke of any etiology.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
RECRUITINGHospital Universitario Álvaro Cunqueiro
Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
RECRUITINGHospital Universitario A Coruña
A Coruña, Spain
RECRUITINGStudy of functional prognosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke using modified Rankin
Study of functional prognosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke using modified Rankin scale measured at 90 ± 15 days will compared between the two branches.Rankin Scale: It is a scale that evaluates the patient's functional situation. The full name is "modified Rankin Scale", and the abbreviated name is "mRS". The range of the scale is from 0 to 6, where 0 is the best score (the patient is asymptomatic) and 6 is the worst score (mortality). Up to 2 the patient is considered independent, and from 3 the patient needs help for the activities of daily life.
Time frame: 90 days
Early Neurological Impairment (ENI)
Increased at 4 or more points on the NIHSS scale in any determination during the first 72 hours compared to baseline score. NIHSS Scale: It is a scale that evaluates the neurological situation of the patient. The full name is "National Institute of Health Stroke Scale." The lowest score is 0, and the upper limit is 40. The lower score, the patient has fewer symptoms, and the higher score, the patient is more serious. It is considered that up to 8 points the patient has a mild stroke, between 8-15 a moderate stroke and more than 16 points a severe stroke.
Time frame: 72 hours
Volume of the infarct in neuroimaging
Volume of the infarct in neuroimaging (CT or MRI) performed between the 4th and 7th day after the stroke. The volume in mL, using the formula a x b x c x 0.5, where "a" and "b" are the largest diameters perpendicular in centimeters and "c" the number of 1 cm cuts in which the infarct is seen.
Time frame: 4th day
Mortality
Any patient who dies from inclusion (signature of informed consent) until the final study visit (90 ± 15 days).
Time frame: 90 days
Measuring the adverse events
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Measuring the adverse events occurring throughout the study.
Time frame: 90 days
Volume of the infarct using NIHSS
Increased at 4 or more points on the NIHSS scale in any determination during the first 72 hours compared to baseline score. NIHSS Scale: It is a scale that evaluates the neurological situation of the patient. The full name is "National Institute of Health Stroke Scale." The lowest score is 0, and the upper limit is 40. The lower score, the patient has fewer symptoms, and the higher score, the patient is more serious. It is considered that up to 8 points the patient has a mild stroke, between 8-15 a moderate stroke and more than 16 points a severe stroke.
Time frame: 7th day