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. 2015 Aug 5;10(8):e0132382. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132382

Table 1. Study characteristics and overall effect for main outcome and total mortality for studies not registered in ClinicalTrials.gov prior to publication.

Study Acronym Start Year Pub Year Primary Outcome (PO) Primary Outcome Total Mortality
Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Progression Study ACAPS 1988 1994 3-year change in IMT wall of CA Benefit Benefit
Aspiring Myocardial Infarction Study AMIS 1974 1980 All-cause mortality Null Null
Boston Area Anticoagulation Trial for Atrial Fibrillation BAATAF 1985 1990 Prevalence of stroke Benefit Benefit
Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial BHAT 1977 1982 All-cause mortality Benefit Benefit
Cardiac Arrest in Seattle: Conventional Versus Amiodarone Drug Evaluation Carotid 1986 1992 >50% restenosis at 1 year Null NP
Cardiac Arrest in Seattle: Conventional Versus Amiodarone Drug Evaluation CASCADE 1987 1993 Composite of survival free of various cardiac events Benefit Null
Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial CAST 1986 1991 Cardiac death or arrest Harm Harm
Coronary Drug Project CDP 1965 1975 All-cause mortality Null Null
Coronary Intervention Study CIS 1971 1984 Progression of CAD Null Null
Cholesterol-lowering atherosclerosis study CLAS 1979 1987 Atherosclerosis regression Benefit NR
Coronary Primary Prevention Trial CPPT 1971 1984 CHD death or definite non-fatal MI Null Null
Familial Atherosclerosis Treatment Study FATS 1984 1990 Regression primary artery Benefit NP
(Fenfluramine & Phentemrine) Cardiovascular System in Obesity: Effect of Treatment FEN-PHEN 1983 1992 Weight loss Benefit NR
Fish oil on blood pressure among mild hypertensive subjects FISH OIL 1983 1993 Blood pressure Null NR
Hypertension Control Program HCP 1980 1987 Normative bp Benefit NP
Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program HDFP 1971 1979 All-cause mortality Benefit Benefit
Hypertension Prevention Trial HPT 1981 1990 Composite of on medication or dbp>90 sbp>140 Benefit NP
Potassium chloride on blood pressure in hypertensive men KCL 1983 1990 Reinstated blood pressure med Null NR
Multicenter Investigation of Limitation of Infarct Size MILIS 1977 1984 Infarct size Null Null
Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention Trial MITIT 1988 1993 Ranked composite of death, stroke, bleeding, infarct size Null Null
Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial MRFIT 1974 1982 CHD death Null Null
Immunosuppressive therapy for myocarditis MYOCARDITIS 1986 1995 Change in left ventricular infarction size Null Null
Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Study PEPI 1994 1995 Lipoproteins, blood pressure Benefit NR
Physician’s Health Study Physicians Health Study 1981 1989 MI infarction Benefit Null
Stanford Coronary Risk Intervention Project SCRIP 1983 1994 Angiographic change of diameter Benefit Null
Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly Program SHEP 1984 1996 Major CVD events Benefit Null
Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction SOLVD 1975 1991 All-cause mortality Benefit Benefit
Late thrombolytic therapy preserves left ventricular function Thrombo 1982 1989 Change in angiographic endpoint ejection fraction Benefit Null
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction TIMI 1983 1985 Reperfusion Benefit NP
Treatment of Mild Hypertension Study TOMHS 1985 1993 Major CVD events Null NR