Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage-II
Summary
The specific aims of this study are to: 1. Definitively determine the therapeutic benefit of the intensive treatment relative to the standard treatment in the proportion of patients with death and disability (mRS 4-6) at 3 months among subjects with ICH who are treated within 4.5 hours of symptom onset. 2. Evaluate the therapeutic benefit of the intensive treatment relative to the standard treatment in the subjects' quality of life as measured by EuroQol at 3 months. 3. Evaluate the therapeutic benefit of the intensive treatment relative to the standard treatment in the proportion of hematoma expansion (defined as increase from baseline hematoma volume of at least 33%) and in the change from baseline peri-hematoma volume at 24 hours on the serial computed tomographic (CT) scans. 4. Assess the safety of the intensive treatment relative to the standard treatment in the proportion of subjects with treatment-related serious adverse events (SAEs) within 72 hours.
Timeline
- Start
- 2011-05-15
- Primary completion
- 2015-12-21
- Completion
- 2016-03-08
Publications
- Background Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, Martin R, Novitzke J, Cruz-Flores S, Ehtisham A, Ezzeddine MA, Goldstein JN, Hussein HM, Suri MF, Tariq N; Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Study Investigators. Effect of systolic blood pressure reduction on hematoma expansion, perihematomal edema, and 3-month outcome among patients with intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the antihypertensive treatment of acute cerebral hemorrhage study. Arch Neurol. 2010 May;67(5):570-6. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.61.
- Background Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH) investigators. Antihypertensive treatment of acute cerebral hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 2010 Feb;38(2):637-48. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181b9e1a5.
- Background Qureshi AI. Acute hypertensive response in patients with stroke: pathophysiology and management. Circulation. 2008 Jul 8;118(2):176-87. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.723874. No abstract available.
- Background Qureshi AI. Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH): rationale and design. Neurocrit Care. 2007;6(1):56-66. doi: 10.1385/ncc:6:1:56.
- Background Qureshi AI, Palesch YY. Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH) II: design, methods, and rationale. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Dec;15(3):559-76. doi: 10.1007/s12028-011-9538-3.
- Background Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, Martin R, Novitzke J, Cruz Flores S, Ehtisham A, Goldstein JN, Kirmani JF, Hussein HM, Suri MF, Tariq N; Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Investigators. Systolic blood pressure reduction and risk of acute renal injury in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. Am J Med. 2012 Jul;125(7):718.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.09.031. Epub 2012 May 4.
- Background Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, Martin R, Toyoda K, Yamamoto H, Wang Y, Wang Y, Hsu CY, Yoon BW, Steiner T, Butcher K, Hanley DF, Suarez JI. Interpretation and Implementation of Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial (INTERACT II). J Vasc Interv Neurol. 2014 Jun;7(2):34-40. No abstract available.
- Results Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, Barsan WG, Hanley DF, Hsu CY, Martin RL, Moy CS, Silbergleit R, Steiner T, Suarez JI, Toyoda K, Wang Y, Yamamoto H, Yoon BW; ATACH-2 Trial Investigators and the Neurological Emergency Treatment Trials Network. Intensive Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2016 Sep 15;375(11):1033-43. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1603460. Epub 2016 Jun 8.
- Wang X, Phan TG, Ren X, Ma HH, Li Q, Ouyang M, Delcourt C, Chen X, Wang J, Robinson TG, Arima H, Ma L, Hu X, You C, Liu L, Venturelli PM, Martins SC, Pontes-Neto OM, Chalmers JP, Song L, Qureshi AI, Anderson C. Systolic Blood Pressure Trajectory and Outcomes in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Pooled Analysis of the 4 INTERACT and ATACH-II Clinical Trials. Neurology. 2026 Apr 14;106(7):e214671. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000214671. Epub 2026 Mar 19.
- Yu B, Melmed KR, Frontera J, Zhu W, Huang H, Qureshi AI, Maggard A, Steinhof M, Kuohn L, Kumar A, Berson ER, Tran AT, Payabvash S, Ironside N, Brush B, Dehkharghani S, Razavian N, Ranganath R. Predicting hematoma expansion after intracerebral hemorrhage: a comparison of clinician prediction with deep learning radiomics models. Neurocrit Care. 2025 Aug;43(1):119-129. doi: 10.1007/s12028-025-02214-3. Epub 2025 Feb 7.
- Li Q, Lv X, Morotti A, Qureshi AI, Dowlatshahi D, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Shoamanesh A, Murthy SB, Viswanathan A, Goldstein JN. Optimal Magnitude of Blood Pressure Reduction and Hematoma Growth and Functional Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurology. 2025 Mar 11;104(5):e213412. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000213412. Epub 2025 Feb 6.
- Tsukita K, Sakamaki-Tsukita H, Kaiser S, Zhang L, Messa M, Serrano-Fernandez P, Takahashi R. High-Throughput CSF Proteomics and Machine Learning to Identify Proteomic Signatures for Parkinson Disease Development and Progression. Neurology. 2023 Oct 3;101(14):e1434-e1447. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207725. Epub 2023 Aug 16.
- Qureshi AI, Huang W, Hanley DF, Hsu CY, Martin RH, Malhotra K, Steiner T, Suarez JI, Yamamoto H, Toyoda K. Early Hyperchloremia is Independently Associated with Death or Disability in Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Neurocrit Care. 2022 Oct;37(2):487-496. doi: 10.1007/s12028-022-01514-2. Epub 2022 May 5.
- Tanaka K, Koga M, Fukuda-Doi M, Qureshi AI, Yamamoto H, Miwa K, Ihara M, Toyoda K; ATACH-2 Trial Investigators. Temporal Trajectory of Systolic Blood Pressure and Outcomes in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: ATACH-2 Trial Cohort. Stroke. 2022 Jun;53(6):1854-1862. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.037186. Epub 2022 Apr 11.
- Tsukita K, Sakamaki-Tsukita H, Takahashi R. Long-term Effect of Regular Physical Activity and Exercise Habits in Patients With Early Parkinson Disease. Neurology. 2022 Feb 22;98(8):e859-e871. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013218. Epub 2022 Jan 12.
- Magid-Bernstein JR, Li Y, Cho SM, Piran PJ, Roh DJ, Gupta A, Shoamanesh A, Merkler A, Zhang C, Avadhani R, Montano N, Iadecola C, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Qureshi AI, Rosand J, Goldstein J, Awad I, Hanley DF, Kamel H, Ziai WC, Murthy SB. Cerebral Microbleeds and Acute Hematoma Characteristics in the ATACH-2 and MISTIE III Trials. Neurology. 2022 Mar 8;98(10):e1013-e1020. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000013247. Epub 2021 Dec 22.
- Qureshi AI, Huang W, Lobanova I, Chandrasekaran PN, Hanley DF, Hsu CY, Martin RH, Steiner T, Suarez JI, Yamamoto H, Toyoda K. Effect of Moderate and Severe Persistent Hyperglycemia on Outcomes in Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2022 Apr;53(4):1226-1234. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034928. Epub 2021 Nov 30.
- Miwa K, Koga M, Fukuda-Doi M, Yamamoto H, Tanaka K, Yoshimura S, Ihara M, Qureshi AI, Toyoda K. Effect of Heart Rate Variabilities on Outcome After Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Post Hoc Analysis of ATACH-2. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Aug 17;10(16):e020364. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.120.020364. Epub 2021 Aug 13.
- Shoamanesh A, Cassarly C, Morotti A, Romero JM, Oliveira-Filho J, Schlunk F, Jessel M, Butcher K, Gioia L, Ayres A, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Afzal MR, Martin RH, Qureshi AI, Greenberg SM, Rosand J, Goldstein JN; ATACH-2 and NETT investigators. Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering and DWI Lesions in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Exploratory Analysis of the ATACH-2 Randomized Trial. Neurocrit Care. 2022 Feb;36(1):71-81. doi: 10.1007/s12028-021-01254-9. Epub 2021 Jul 22.
- Fukuda-Doi M, Yamamoto H, Koga M, Doi Y, Qureshi AI, Yoshimura S, Miwa K, Ishigami A, Shiozawa M, Omae K, Ihara M, Toyoda K. Impact of Renal Impairment on Intensive Blood-Pressure-Lowering Therapy and Outcomes in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Results From ATACH-2. Neurology. 2021 Aug 31;97(9):e913-e921. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012442. Epub 2021 Jul 1.
- Yogendrakumar V, Ramsay T, Menon BK, Qureshi AI, Saver JL, Dowlatshahi D. Hematoma Expansion Shift Analysis to Assess Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Treatments. Neurology. 2021 Aug 24;97(8):e755-e764. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012393. Epub 2021 Jun 18.
- Toyoda K, Palesch YY, Koga M, Foster L, Yamamoto H, Yoshimura S, Ihara M, Fukuda-Doi M, Okazaki S, Tanaka K, Miwa K, Hasegawa Y, Shiokawa Y, Iwama T, Kamiyama K, Hoshino H, Steiner T, Yoon BW, Wang Y, Hsu CY, Qureshi AI; ATACH-2 Trial Investigators. Regional Differences in the Response to Acute Blood Pressure Lowering After Cerebral Hemorrhage. Neurology. 2021 Feb 2;96(5):e740-e751. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011229. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
- Qureshi AI, Huang W, Lobanova I, Hanley DF, Hsu CY, Malhotra K, Steiner T, Suarez JI, Toyoda K, Yamamoto H; Antihypertensive Treatment of Cerebral Hemorrhage 2 Trial Investigators. Systolic Blood Pressure Reduction and Acute Kidney Injury in Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke. 2020 Oct;51(10):3030-3038. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030272. Epub 2020 Aug 25.
- Fukuda-Doi M, Yamamoto H, Koga M, Palesch YY, Durkalski-Mauldin VL, Qureshi AI, Yoshimura S, Okazaki S, Miwa K, Okada Y, Ueda T, Okuda S, Nakahara J, Suzuki N, Toyoda K. Sex Differences in Blood Pressure-Lowering Therapy and Outcomes Following Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Results From ATACH-2. Stroke. 2020 Aug;51(8):2282-2286. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029770. Epub 2020 Jul 6.
- Qureshi AI, Foster LD, Lobanova I, Huang W, Suarez JI. Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients with Moderate to Severe Grade Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage: Post Hoc Analysis of Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH)-2 Trial. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020;49(3):244-252. doi: 10.1159/000506358. Epub 2020 Jun 25.
- Toyoda K, Koga M, Yamamoto H, Foster L, Palesch YY, Wang Y, Sakai N, Hara T, Hsu CY, Itabashi R, Sato S, Fukuda-Doi M, Steiner T, Yoon BW, Hanley DF, Qureshi AI; ATACH-2 Trial Investigators. Clinical Outcomes Depending on Acute Blood Pressure After Cerebral Hemorrhage. Ann Neurol. 2019 Jan;85(1):105-113. doi: 10.1002/ana.25379. Epub 2019 Jan 7.
- Moullaali TJ, Wang X, Martin RH, Shipes VB, Qureshi AI, Anderson CS, Palesch YY. Statistical analysis plan for pooled individual patient data from two landmark randomized trials (INTERACT2 and ATACH-II) of intensive blood pressure lowering treatment in acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Int J Stroke. 2019 Apr;14(3):321-328. doi: 10.1177/1747493018813695. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
- Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, Foster LD, Barsan WG, Goldstein JN, Hanley DF, Hsu CY, Moy CS, Qureshi MH, Silbergleit R, Suarez JI, Toyoda K, Yamamoto H; ATACH 2 Trial Investigators. Blood Pressure-Attained Analysis of ATACH 2 Trial. Stroke. 2018 Jun;49(6):1412-1418. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.019845. Epub 2018 May 22.
- Shoamanesh A, Morotti A, Romero JM, Oliveira-Filho J, Schlunk F, Jessel MJ, Ayres AM, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Afzal MR, Cassarly C, Martin RH, Qureshi AI, Greenberg SM, Rosand J, Goldstein JN; Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage 2 (ATACH-2) and the Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) Network Investigators. Cerebral Microbleeds and the Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction on Hematoma Expansion and Functional Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of the ATACH-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2018 Jul 1;75(7):850-859. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.0454.
- Morotti A, Boulouis G, Romero JM, Brouwers HB, Jessel MJ, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Afzal MR, Cassarly C, Greenberg SM, Martin RH, Qureshi AI, Rosand J, Goldstein JN; ATACH-II and NETT investigators. Blood pressure reduction and noncontrast CT markers of intracerebral hemorrhage expansion. Neurology. 2017 Aug 8;89(6):548-554. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004210. Epub 2017 Jul 12.
- Morotti A, Brouwers HB, Romero JM, Jessel MJ, Vashkevich A, Schwab K, Afzal MR, Cassarly C, Greenberg SM, Martin RH, Qureshi AI, Rosand J, Goldstein JN; Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage II and Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials Investigators. Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction and Spot Sign in Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2017 Aug 1;74(8):950-960. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.1014.
- Rodriguez-Luna D, Pineiro S, Rubiera M, Ribo M, Coscojuela P, Pagola J, Flores A, Muchada M, Ibarra B, Meler P, Sanjuan E, Hernandez-Guillamon M, Alvarez-Sabin J, Montaner J, Molina CA. Impact of blood pressure changes and course on hematoma growth in acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Eur J Neurol. 2013 Sep;20(9):1277-83. doi: 10.1111/ene.12180. Epub 2013 May 5.
- Toyoda K, Sato S, Koga M, Yamamoto H, Nakagawara J, Furui E, Shiokawa Y, Hasegawa Y, Okuda S, Sakai N, Kimura K, Okada Y, Yoshimura S, Hoshino H, Uesaka Y, Nakashima T, Itoh Y, Ueda T, Nishi T, Gotoh J, Nagatsuka K, Arihiro S, Yamaguchi T, Minematsu K. Run-up to participation in ATACH II in Japan. J Vasc Interv Neurol. 2012 Aug;5(supp):1-5.
- Sato S, Yamamoto H, Qureshi AI, Palesch YY, Toyoda K; ATACH-II study group. [Antihypertensive Treatment of Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage (ATACH)-II at Japan site: study design and advance construction of domestic research network]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 2012;52(9):642-50. doi: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.52.642. Japanese.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Nicardipine | Small molecule | 5 mg | Intravenous |