Status:

COMPLETED

Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial

Lead Sponsor:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is an important public health concern. It is highly prevalent, the prevalence may be increasing, and it is a risk factor for several adverse health outcomes, especially co...

Detailed Description

SPRINT strived to enroll about 9250 participants aged ≥ 50 years with SBP ≥130 mm Hg and at least one additional CVD risk factor. The trial compared the effects of randomization to a treatment program...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • At least 50 years old
  • Systolic blood pressure of
  • 130 - 180 mm Hg on 0 or 1 medication
  • 130 - 170 mm Hg on up to 2 medications
  • 130 - 160 mm Hg on up to 3 medications
  • 130 - 150 mm Hg on up to 4 medications
  • Risk (one or more of the following)
  • Presence of clinical or subclinical cardiovascular disease other than stroke
  • CKD, defined as eGFR 20 - 59 ml/min/1.73m2
  • A Framingham Risk Score for 10-year CVD risk ≥ 15%
  • Age greater than 75 years

Exclusion

  • An indication for a specific BP lowering medication that the person is not taking and the person has not been documented to be intolerant of the medication class.
  • Known secondary cause of hypertension that causes concern regarding safety of the protocol.
  • One minute standing SBP \< 110 mm Hg.
  • Proteinuria in the following ranges (based on a measurement within the past 6 months)
  • 24 hour urinary protein excretion ≥1 g/day, or
  • 24 hour urinary albumin excretion ≥ 600 mg/day, or
  • spot urine protein/creatinine ratio ≥ 1 g/g creatinine, or
  • spot urine albumin/creatinine ratio ≥ 600 mg/g creatinine, or
  • urine dipstick ≥ 2+ protein
  • Arm circumference too large or small to allow accurate blood pressure measurement with available devices
  • Diabetes mellitus,
  • History of stroke (not CE or stenting)
  • Diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease
  • Glomerulonephritis treated with or likely to be treated with immunosuppressive therapy
  • eGFR \< 20 ml/min /1.73m2 or end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
  • Cardiovascular event or procedure (as defined above as clinical CVD for study entry) or hospitalization for unstable angina within last 3 months
  • Symptomatic heart failure within the past 6 months or left ventricular ejection fraction (by any method) \< 35%
  • A medical condition likely to limit survival to less than 3 years or a malignancy other than non-melanoma skin cancer within the last 2 years
  • Any factors judged by the clinic team to be likely to limit adherence to interventions.
  • Failure to obtain informed consent from participant
  • Currently participating in another clinical trial (intervention study). Note: Patient must wait until the completion of his/her activities or the completion of the other trial before being screened for SPRINT.
  • Living in the same household as an already randomized SPRINT participant
  • Any organ transplant
  • Unintentional weight loss \> 10% in last 6 months
  • Pregnancy, currently trying to become pregnant, or of child-bearing potential and not using birth control.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

9361 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01206062

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

March 1 2019

Last Update

January 8 2021

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Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157