Acute Candesartan Cilexetil Outcomes Stroke Trial (ACCOST)

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether it is safe and effective to give the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Candesartan within the first 72 hours following acute stroke.

Timeline

Start

2004-12

Primary completion

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Completion

2007-09

Publications

• Background Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Investigators; Yusuf S, Sleight P, Pogue J, Bosch J, Davies R, Dagenais G. Effects of an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor, ramipril, on cardiovascular events in high-risk patients. N Engl J Med. 2000 Jan 20;342(3):145-53. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200001203420301.
• Background PROGRESS Collaborative Group. Randomised trial of a perindopril-based blood-pressure-lowering regimen among 6,105 individuals with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack. Lancet. 2001 Sep 29;358(9287):1033-41. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06178-5.
• Background Schrader J, Luders S, Kulschewski A, Berger J, Zidek W, Treib J, Einhaupl K, Diener HC, Dominiak P; Acute Candesartan Cilexetil Therapy in Stroke Survivors Study Group. The ACCESS Study: evaluation of Acute Candesartan Cilexetil Therapy in Stroke Survivors. Stroke. 2003 Jul;34(7):1699-703. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000075777.18006.89. Epub 2003 Jun 19.

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