STEPs to Blood Pressure Reduction.

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stroke Prevention, Blood Pressure Reduction

In brief

The Stroke Transitions Education and Prevention (STEP) Clinic is a new type of clinic designed for stroke patients and was established to provide a comprehensive approach to stroke risk factor reduction. The goal of this study will be more effective than usual care at reducing blood pressure in patients with poorly controlled blood pressure after an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or transient ischemic attack.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02591394

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

115

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2019-01-15

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 18
• Clinical ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, or transient ischemic attack
• Plan to discharge home or to short stay inpatient rehab after stroke
• Two of following required:
• History of hypertension (prior to hospitalization)
• Hospital blood pressure ≥ 140/90 on two or more occasions during hospitalization
• Discharge home on blood pressure medication
• Willingness and ability to follow-up in University of Texas Physicians stroke clinic

You may not qualify if…

• Modified Rankin scale (mRs) > 3 at enrollment
• Terminal illness
• Chronic kidney disease stage 4 or greater (eGFR < 30)
• Pregnancy
• Symptomatic flow limiting carotid stenosis without plan for intervention prior to clinic visit
• Stroke etiology presumed unrelated to atherosclerotic risk factors (amyloid angiopathy, vasculitis, malignancy associated)

Where it is running

• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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