Strategy of blood pressure intervention in the elderly hypertensive patients (STEP): Rational, design, and baseline characteristics for the main trial

The optimal systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment target in elderly people is full of challenge, and non-adherence is one major cause of uncontrolled BP. The Strategy of Blood Pressure Intervention in the Elderly Hypertensive Patients (STEP) trial is a multi-center, randomized controlled trial that aims to examine whether an intensive treatment (110  ≤ SBP 

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - December 11, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Shuyuan Zhang, Shouling Wu, Jie Ren, Xiaoping Chen, Xinjun Zhang, Yingqing Feng, Xiaoyang Zhou, Bingpo Zhu, Jinfeng Yang, Gang Tian, Yinong Jiang, Zihong Guo, Yuming Li, Tzung-Dau Wang, Kazuomi Kario, Weili Zhang, Jun Cai, On behalf of the STEP Study Grou Source Type: research