Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial (SCAST)

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to assess whether the blood pressure lowering agent candesartan (an angiotensin receptor type 1 blocker) is effective when given to patients with acute stroke and elevated blood pressure. Hypothesis: AT1 receptor blockade with candesartan in acute stroke will: 1. reduce the risk of death or major disability at 6 months by a 6% absolute risk reduction, relative to placebo. 2. reduce the risk of the combined event of "vascular" death, myocardial infarction, or stroke during the first 6 months by a 25% relative risk reduction, relative to placebo

Timeline

Start

2005-06

Primary completion

2010-09

Completion

2010-09

Publications

• Wang X, Moullaali TJ, Li Q, Berge E, Robinson TG, Lindley R, Zheng D, Delcourt C, Arima H, Song L, Chen X, Yang J, Chalmers J, Anderson CS, Sandset EC. Utility-Weighted Modified Rankin Scale Scores for the Assessment of Stroke Outcome: Pooled Analysis of 20 000+ Patients. Stroke. 2020 Aug;51(8):2411-2417. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.028523. Epub 2020 Jul 9.
• Berge E, Cohen G, Lindley RI, Sandercock P, Wardlaw JM, Sandset EC, Whiteley W. Effects of Blood Pressure and Blood Pressure-Lowering Treatment During the First 24 Hours Among Patients in the Third International Stroke Trial of Thrombolytic Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke. 2015 Dec;46(12):3362-9. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010319. Epub 2015 Oct 20.
• Hornslien AG, Sandset EC, Igland J, Terent A, Boysen G, Bath PM, Murray GD, Berge E. Effects of candesartan in acute stroke on vascular events during long-term follow-up: results from the Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial (SCAST). Int J Stroke. 2015 Aug;10(6):830-5. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12477. Epub 2015 Mar 22.
• Sandset EC, Jusufovic M, Sandset PM, Bath PM, Berge E; SCAST Study Group. Effects of blood pressure-lowering treatment in different subtypes of acute ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2015 Mar;46(3):877-9. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.008512. Epub 2015 Feb 5.
• Jusufovic M, Sandset EC, Bath PM, Berge E; Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial Study Group. Blood pressure-lowering treatment with candesartan in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke. Stroke. 2014 Nov;45(11):3440-2. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006433. Epub 2014 Sep 25.
• Hornslien AG, Sandset EC, Bath PM, Wyller TB, Berge E; Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial Study Group. Effects of candesartan in acute stroke on cognitive function and quality of life: results from the Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial. Stroke. 2013 Jul;44(7):2022-4. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001022. Epub 2013 May 9.
• Sandset EC, Murray GD, Bath PM, Kjeldsen SE, Berge E; Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial (SCAST) Study Group. Relation between change in blood pressure in acute stroke and risk of early adverse events and poor outcome. Stroke. 2012 Aug;43(8):2108-14. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.647362. Epub 2012 May 24.
• Sandset EC, Bath PM, Boysen G, Jatuzis D, Korv J, Luders S, Murray GD, Richter PS, Roine RO, Terent A, Thijs V, Berge E; SCAST Study Group. The angiotensin-receptor blocker candesartan for treatment of acute stroke (SCAST): a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Lancet. 2011 Feb 26;377(9767):741-50. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60104-9.
• Sandset EC, Murray G, Boysen G, Jatuzis D, Korv J, Luders S, Richter PS, Roine RO, Terent A, Thijs V, Berge E; SCAST Study Group. Angiotensin receptor blockade in acute stroke. The Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial: rationale, methods and design of a multicentre, randomised- and placebo-controlled clinical trial (NCT00120003). Int J Stroke. 2010 Oct;5(5):423-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2010.00473.x.

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