See also:
		 
			
				
					All hypertension clinical trials
				
			
		
			
			All clinical trials of strategy 
			
		
		
			
			All clinical trials of more intensive blood pressure lowering strategie 
			
		
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			ACCORD blood pressure study, 2008
				
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			[NCT00000620]
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	Treatments
	
	
		| Studied treatment | 
		
		intensive therapy, targeting a systolic pressure of less than 120 mm Hg
		 
		
		
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		| Control treatment | 
		
		standard therapy, targeting a systolic pressure of less than 140 mm Hg
		 
		
		
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			| Treatments description  | 
				
				
						
						| Achieved systolic blood | 
						119.3 / 133.5 mmHg  | 
						 
						
						| Achieved diastolic blood pressure | 
						64.4 / 70.5 mmHg  | 
						 
				 	
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	Patients
	
		
			| Patients | 
			patients with a median glycated hemoglobin level of 8.1% at high risk for cardiovascular events | 
		 
		
			| Inclusion criteria | 
			40 years of age or older with cardiovascular disease or 55 years of age or older with anatomical evidence of a substantial amount of atherosclerosis, albuminuria, left ventricular hypertrophy, or at least two additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (dyslipidemia, hypertension, smoking, or obesity) | 
		 
		
			| Exclusion criteria | 
			body-mass index of more than 45, serum creatinine level of more than 1.5 mg per deciliter; other serious illness | 
		 
				| Baseline characteristics | 
					
					
						
							| Age (mean), years | 
							62.2y  | 
						 
						
							| female (%) | 
							47.7%  | 
						 
						
							| SBP | 
							139.2 mmHg  | 
						 
						
							| DBP | 
							76.0 mmHg  | 
						 
					 						
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	Method and design
	
	
		| Randomized effectives | 
		2362 / 2371 (studied vs. control) | 
	 
		
			| Design | 
			Factorial plan | 
		 
		
			| Blinding | 
			open | 
		 
		
			| Follow-up duration | 
			4.7y | 
		 
		
			| Number of centre | 
			77 | 
		 
		
			| Geographic area | 
			USA, Canada | 
		 
		
			| Hypothesis | 
			Superiority | 
		 
		
			| Primary endpoint | 
			cardiovascular events | 
		 
	
	 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
  
	Results	
	
	
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat. n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat. n/N
		
	
	
		
			Graph
		
	
	
		
			RR [95% CI]
		
	
	
		
			
				
				Cardiovascular death
				 
			
		
			
				
				60 / 2362 
				
			
			
				
				58 / 2371 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,04 [0,73;1,48]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Serious adverse event
				 
			
		
			
				
				77 / 2362 
				
			
			
				
				30 / 2371 
				
			
		
			
				
					
						classic
					
					
					
				
			
			
			
		
			
				
					2,58 [1,70;3,91]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Heart failure
				 
			
		
			
				
				83 / 2362 
				
			
			
				
				90 / 2371 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,93 [0,69;1,24]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				All cause death
				 
			
		
			
				
				150 / 2362 
				
			
			
				
				144 / 2371 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,05 [0,84;1,30]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				myocardial  infarction (fatal and non fatal) 
				 
			
		
			
				
				126 / 2362 
				
			
			
				
				146 / 2371 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,87 [0,69;1,09]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
				 
			
		
			
				
				36 / 2362 
				
			
			
				
				62 / 2371 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,58 [0,39;0,88]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Major cardiovascular events 
				 
			
		
			
				
				208 / 2362 
				
			
			
				
				237 / 2371 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,88 [0,74;1,05]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
				0
			
		
		
		
		
		
				2
		
		
		
		
		
			1.0
		
	
  
 
	 
		
	
		
		
				
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						Relative risks
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			| Endpoint | 
			Events (%) | 
			Relative Risk | 
			95% CI | 
			Endpoint definition in the trial | 
			Ref | 
			 
			
			| Studied treat. | 
			Control treat. | 
			 
					
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							Cardiovascular death
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						60 / 2362 (2,5%) | 
						58 / 2371 (2,4%) | 
						1,04 | 
						[0,73;1,48] | 
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							myocardial  infarction (fatal and non fatal) 
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						126 / 2362 (5,3%) | 
						146 / 2371 (6,2%) | 
						0,87 | 
						[0,69;1,09] | 
						non fatal MI  | 
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							stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
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						36 / 2362 (1,5%) | 
						62 / 2371 (2,6%) | 
						0,58 | 
						[0,39;0,88] | 
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							Major cardiovascular events 
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						208 / 2362 (8,8%) | 
						237 / 2371 (10,0%) | 
						0,88 | 
						[0,74;1,05] | 
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							All cause death
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						150 / 2362 (6,4%) | 
						144 / 2371 (6,1%) | 
						1,05 | 
						[0,84;1,30] | 
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							Serious adverse event
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						77 / 2362 (3,3%) | 
						30 / 2371 (1,3%) | 
						2,58 | 
						[1,70;3,91] | 
						attributed to blood-pressure medications  | 
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							Heart failure
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						83 / 2362 (3,5%) | 
						90 / 2371 (3,8%) | 
						0,93 | 
						[0,69;1,24] | 
						fatal and nonfatal heart failure  | 
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			The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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			Reference(s) used for data extraction: 
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			| Endpoint | 
			studied treat. | 
			control treat. | 
			mean diff | 
			 
		 
	 
	
	
	
				
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						Absolute risk reduction 
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		| Endpoint | 
		Events rate | 
		Absolute risk reduction (ARR) | 
	 
	
		| Studied treat. | 
		Control treat. | 
	 
			
				| Cardiovascular death | 
				2,54% | 
				2,45% | 
				
					0,9‰
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				| myocardial  infarction (fatal and non fatal)  | 
				5,33% | 
				6,16% | 
				
					-8,2‰
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				| stroke (fatal and non fatal)  | 
				1,52% | 
				2,61% | 
				
					-10,9‰
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				| Major cardiovascular events  | 
				8,81% | 
				10,00% | 
				
					-11,9‰
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				| All cause death | 
				6,35% | 
				6,07% | 
				
					2,8‰
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				| Serious adverse event | 
				3,26% | 
				1,27% | 
				
					2,0%
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				| Heart failure | 
				3,51% | 
				3,80% | 
				
					-2,8‰
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		Reference(s)
	
	
	
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			    Gerstein HC, Miller ME, Byington RP, Goff DC Jr, Bigger JT, Buse JB, Cushman WC, Genuth S, Ismail-Beigi F, Grimm RH Jr, Probstfield JL, Simons-Morton DG, Friedewald WT. 
			    Effects of intensive glucose lowering in type 2 diabetes..
			    N Engl J Med 2008;358:2545-59
 
				
					 
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			    Cushman WC, Grimm RH Jr, Cutler JA, Evans GW, Capes S, Corson MA, Sadler LS, Alderman MH, Peterson K, Bertoni A, Basile JN. 
			    Rationale and design for the blood pressure intervention of the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial..
			    Am J Cardiol 2007;99:44i-55i
 
				
					 
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			    Effects of Intensive Blood-Pressure Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus..
			    N Engl J Med 2010 Mar 14;:
 
				
					 
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