NCT01066572

Paramedic Initiated Lisinopril For Acute Stroke Treatment

Paramedic Initiated Lisinopril For Acute Stroke Treatment: a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to investigate the use of lisinopril to lower blood pressure in stroke patients, pre-hospital, by research-trained paramedics.

Detailed description

High blood pressure immediately following stroke is common and related to poorer stroke functional outcome and death. Although treatment of high blood pressure is well established for thre prevention of stroke, it is unclear if high blood pressure observed immediately after stroke should be lowered. Several previous clinical trials have lowered blood pressure in acute stroke but this has not resulted in improved stroke outcome. One reason for this may be because treatment was started too late after stroke occurred. There is rapid progression of brain injury following stroke and any stroke treatment may need to be started very early to have a beneficial effect. Previous trials started blood pressure lowering after patients arrived at hospital and this was usually a significant time after stroke occurred. The earliest time after stroke that blood pressure treatment could be started is during contact with the emergency medical services (paramedics). This research study is a pilot double blind randomised controlled trial of paramedic initiated blood pressure treatment for patients with high blood pressure immediately after stroke. Patients with high blood pressure and suspected acute stroke will be identified and offered the opportunity to participate in the study by research trained paramedics from the North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Patients who agree to participate in the study will receive either lisinopril (a common blood pressure lowering medication) or 'dummy' (placebo) treatments for seven days. The first dose of medication will be given by the paramedic in the ambulance. Subsequent tablets will be given in hospital. The effects of treatment will be monitored by measuring blood pressure, neurological outcome and adverse events. All aspects of study feasibility including recruitment rates and compliance with data collection will be recorded. The study will run for one year and recruit 60 patients.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Lisinopril	5-10 mg Lisinopril per day for seven days, depending on blood pressure.
DRUG	Placebo	Matched placebo; identical tablets to Lisinopril.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2010-02-10
• Last updated: 2017-03-30

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom