Preventing Recurrent Vascular Events in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (PREVENTION)
Preventing Recurrent Vascular Events and Neurological Worsening Through Intensive Organized Case-Management (PREVENTION) Trial
People who have had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA or "mini-stroke") are at high risk of having another stroke or a heart attack. Conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol, along with other lifestyle behaviors (e.g., smoking), substantially increase the risk of stroke and heart disease. Aggressive treatment of these risk factors however, can significantly reduce the chance of another stroke, heart attack or death.
This study will look at different ways to optimize blood pressure and cholesterol levels and educate people about positive lifestyle changes.
研究概览
详细说明
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown that a number of conditions increase the risk of stroke and other vascular diseases and there is compelling evidence from large randomized trials that treatment of these risk factors, especially hypertension and high cholesterol, can significantly lower future cardiovascular risk. Survivors of TIA or stroke are at high risk for recurrent stroke, MI, or death (22% at one year) and aggressive treatment of vascular risk factors can reduce the risk of recurrence by over 25%. However, vascular risk factors, especially hypertension and high cholesterol, are not managed optimally in patients after a TIA or stroke, even in those patients seen in specialized Stroke Prevention Clinics (SPCs). This gap between the evidence for secondary prevention of stroke and the clinical reality leads to sub-optimal patient outcomes. There is limited data on interventions proven to improve outcomes in patients with stroke or TIA.
To improve the quality of care for any condition or patient population, one needs to address structure, process, and outcomes. In this study, we will be creating and testing a new structure for delivery of stroke prevention services - we anticipate this new structure will improve processes of care which in turn should lead to improved outcomes.
Hypothesis:
Compared with usual care, we hypothesize that a pharmacist case manager intervention will improve blood pressure and serum lipid levels (by employing standardized treatment protocols to guideline-recommended targets), the management of other risk factors,enhance medication adherence, and increase health-related quality of life.
Design:
A prospective, randomized, controlled open-label with blinded ascertainment of outcomes (PROBE) trial. Patients with a recent stroke or TIA evaluated in any of the 3 stroke prevention clinics (SPC) in Edmonton, Canada,will be randomized to usual care or the "pharmacist case manager intervention".
Usual care patients will will receive the same educational materials about stroke risk factors and medication adherence as the "intervention" patients, will be seen monthly by a study nurse, will have the same number of BP measurements as "intervention" patients, and will have a fax sent to their family physician after each study visit reporting their BP.
Over and above usual care, the intervention group will include intensive pharmacist case-management over 6 months consisting of the following:
- monthly follow-up visits with focus on vascular protection; these clinic visits will be run parallel to, but independent of, any follow-up at the SPC and will include provision to each patient of their individual cardiovascular disease risk profile using the the CV Health Manager software.
- Initiation, monitoring and titration of medications related to blood pressure and dyslipidemia, using Canadian national guideline-recommended treatment targets.
- Medication adherence management on an ongoing basis, including access to Dosettes®, blister packs, and reminder tools as deemed necessary.
- Independent capacity to refer to allied health services (including dieticians and weight loss services, diabetes education centres, and smoking cessation counselors).
- Regular feedback to the primary care physician and the stroke specialist of record, regarding all stroke prevention related activities.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 第四阶段
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Alberta
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Edmonton、Alberta、加拿大、T6G 2B7
- University of Alberta Hospital
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- A stroke specialist-determined ischemic stroke or TIA within the past year (including ocular strokes/TIA such as amaurosis fugax).
- Presence of systemic hypertension (average systolic blood pressure over two visits - i.e., SPC visit and study screening visit- exceeding 140 mmHg) OR fasting LDL cholesterol exceeding 2.0 mmol/L OR total: HDL cholesterol ratio exceeding 4.0 at SPC visit.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neurological event considered to be due to intracranial hemorrhage (e.g., ICH, SAH), or trauma induced, or related to structural heart disease such as ASD/VSD or endocarditis.
- Foreshortened life-expectancy (e.g., active malignancy), hypertensive crisis (clinic systolic BP > 200 mm Hg), or severe comorbidities.
- Institutionalized in a long-term care facility.
- Cognitive impairment (defined as a score of > 5 on the Short Portable Mental Status questionnaire).
- Already on maximal therapy for risk factors (on 3 antihypertensive drugs at maximal dose if hypertension is inclusion criterion or on maximal dose statin if hyperlipidemia is inclusion criterion).
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:预防
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:双倍的
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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有源比较器:日常护理
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Monthly education and reinforcement of risk factor modification, and blood pressure measurement.
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实验性的:Intensive pharmacist case management
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The above agents will be initiated/titrated in accordance to guidelines approved by Canadian Hypertension Education Program and the Canadian Best Practice Recommendations for Stroke Care
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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The proportion of subjects who attain "optimal BP and lipid control" (defined as systolic BP < 140 mm Hg AND fasting LDL cholesterol < 2.0 mmol/L) compared to baseline.
大体时间:6 months
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6 months
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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Change in systolic blood pressure (in mm Hg) and in LDL cholesterol (in mmol/L). Multiple other secondary outcomes as detailed in full protocol.
大体时间:6 months
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6 months
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员:Finlay A McAlister, MD, MSc、Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
出版物和有用的链接
一般刊物
- McAlister FA, Grover S, Padwal RS, Youngson E, Fradette M, Thompson A, Buck B, Dean N, Tsuyuki RT, Shuaib A, Majumdar SR. Case management reduces global vascular risk after stroke: secondary results from the The preventing recurrent vascular events and neurological worsening through intensive organized case-management randomized controlled trial. Am Heart J. 2014 Dec;168(6):924-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.08.001. Epub 2014 Aug 7.
- McAlister FA, Majumdar SR, Padwal RS, Fradette M, Thompson A, Buck B, Dean N, Bakal JA, Tsuyuki R, Grover S, Shuaib A. Case management for blood pressure and lipid level control after minor stroke: PREVENTION randomized controlled trial. CMAJ. 2014 May 13;186(8):577-84. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140053. Epub 2014 Apr 14. Erratum In: CMAJ. 2014 Jun 10;186(9):698.
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