Okorie, Michael, Ali, Khalid, Bremner, Stephen, Beckett, Nigel, Jackson, Stephen, Quirk, Richard, McAlister, Colin, Perry, Nicky, Potter, John, Bulpitt, Christopher and Rajkumar, Chakravarthi (2019) Treatment of white coat HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET 2) - feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (study protocol). Artery Research, 25 (1-2). pp. 19-25. ISSN 1892-9312

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Abstract

The results of HYpertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) were crucial in providing evidence of benefit of the treatment of hypertension in those 80 years or older. Following a subsequent sub study analysis of the HYVET data there is a suggestion that 50% of patients in the main study had White Coat Hypertension (WCH), defined as clinic BP readings >140/90 mmHg and ambulatory BP readings <135/85 mmHg. Currently, definitive evidence in support of treatment for such individuals is not available. HYVET 2 has been designed in order to assess the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial which might determine whether the treatment of WCH in the very elderly is clinically beneficial. One hundred participants aged ≥75 years diagnosed with WCH will be recruited from General Practices (GPs) in UK. Randomization will be 1:1 to a treatment arm (indapamide and perindopril) and control arm (no treatment) and follow up will be for 52 weeks. HYVET 2 will report on feasibility outcomes including participant recruitment, adherence and withdrawal rates, willingness of GPs to recruit and randomize patients and the frequency of a composite of cardiovascular events. Simple descriptive statistics will be presented.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Clinical and Experimental Medicine Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Division of Medical Education Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Primary Care and Public Health
Depositing User:	Angela Blazey
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2020 08:22
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2020 08:30
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/89766

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