scholarly journals Intensive blood pressure control in patients with acute type B aortic dissection (RAID): study protocol for randomized controlled trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1369-1374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Cang Zhou ◽  
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Nan Zhang ◽  
Zhong-Heng Zhang ◽  
Ting-Ting Wang ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Danying Zhang ◽  
Yudong Sun ◽  
Ye Lu ◽  
Jiaxuan Feng ◽  
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Objective. To explore a new treatment that can proceed from the whole, control blood pressure smoothly and coordinate the treatment of multiple factors causing blood pressure fluctuations. Method. We conducted a single-center, double-blinded, and randomized controlled clinical trial. 48 patients with acute Type B aortic dissection were randomly assigned into two groups: the experimental group, who received pinggan formula treatment, and the control group, who received placebo treatment. The drug was taken orally after meals three times a day. Only when the patients’ blood pressure fluctuated, conventional antihypertensive drugs were given to maintain the blood pressure within the target range and the dosage was recorded to convert the DDD value. Meanwhile, the international standardized score was used to evaluate the defecation, sleep, pain, anxiety, and depression of patients in the two groups during the hospitalization. Result. Univariate analysis was conducted on variables that might affect the assessment results, and it was found that grouping factors had a significant impact on the outcome variables, that is, after the intervention, the mean value of DDDs used in the perioperative period in the control group was 2.19 (0.38, 4.00). (P=0.0219), defecation score (2.13 (1.59, 2.67); P<0.0001), sleep score (0.95 (0.40, 1.50); P=0.0014), pain score (1.77 (0.61, 2.93); P=0.0045), depression score (4.04 (2.95, 5.12); and P<0.0001) were significantly higher than that of the experimental group, and the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion. Pinggan formula has a clear therapeutic regulation effect on the overall hemodynamics of acute Stanford type B aortic dissection during the perioperative period and can be recommended as an auxiliary drug for conventional antihypertensive drugs at the current stage.


2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 630-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Stephen Sarfo ◽  
Frank Treiber ◽  
Mulugeta Gebregziabher ◽  
Sheila Adamu ◽  
Michelle Nichols ◽  
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Background The potential of mobile-health (mHealth) technology for the management of hypertension among stroke survivors in Africa remains unexplored. We assessed whether an mHealth technology-enabled, nurse-guided intervention initiated among stroke patients within one month of symptom onset is effective in improving their blood pressure (BP) control. Methods A two-arm pilot cluster randomized controlled trial involving 60 stroke survivors, ≥18 years, with BP ≥140/90 mmHg at screening/enrollment visit at a medical center in Ghana. Participants in the intervention arm (n = 30) received a Blue-toothed BP device and smartphone with an App for monitoring BP measurements and medication intake under nurse guidance for three months after which intervention was withdrawn. Control arm (n = 30) received usual care. Primary outcome measure was proportion with clinic BP < 140/90 mmHg at month 9; secondary outcomes included medication adherence. Findings Mean ± SD age was 55 ± 13 years, 65% males. Two participants on intervention and three in control group were lost to follow-up. At month 9, proportion on the intervention versus controls with BP < 140/90 mmHg was 14/30 (46.7%) versus 12/30 (40.0%), p = 0.79 by intention-to-treat; systolic BP < 140 mmHg was 22/30 (73.3%) versus 13/30 (43.3%), p = 0.035. Mean ± SD medication possession ratio was 0.95 ± 0.16 on intervention versus 0.98 ± 0.24 in the control arm, p = 0.56. Interpretation We demonstrate feasibility and signal of improvement in BP control among stroke survivors in a resource-limited setting via an mHealth intervention. Larger scale studies are warranted. Trial registration NCT02568137. Registered on 13 July 2015 at ClinicalTrials.gov.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yendelela L Cuffee ◽  
Christopher Sciamanna ◽  
William Gerin ◽  
Erik Lehman ◽  
Lindsay Cover ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1144-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroko Tobari ◽  
Takanori Arimoto ◽  
Nobutake Shimojo ◽  
Kiyomi Yuhara ◽  
Hiroyuki Noda ◽  
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