| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Albers 1995a | BP data not available |
| Albers 1995b | BP data not available |
| Ameriso 1992 | Haemorheological variables are studied This is part of the JP Mohr study |
| ANS 1992 | BP data in the immediate post‐stroke period not available |
| ATTACH 2006 | No control group |
| Autret 1992 | BP data not available |
| Bogousslavsky 2002 | Standard deviations for BP data not available |
| Britton 1980 | Unable to obtain data from the author |
| Brola 1998 | Unable to obtain data |
| Busse 1985 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Cao 2003 | Confounded study (nimodipine + mannitol versus mannitol) |
| Capon 1983 | Unable to obtain data |
| CARING 2005 | Ongoing study Confounded (2 doses of nicardipine) |
| Chan 1993 | Unable to get BP data |
| Chandra 1995 | Oral versus intravenous nimodipine No control group |
| CHERISH 2006 | Confounded study (clinidipine versus losartan) |
| Davalos 1989 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Dekoninck 1978 | Unable to obtain data |
| Domzal 1986 | Confounded study (vinpocetine versus aminophylline) |
| FIST 1996 | BP data not available |
| Galeas 1998 | Unable to obtain data |
| Gamez 1988 | Unable to obtain BP and outcome data |
| Geismar 1976 | Unable to obtain data from the author |
| Gelmers 1984/120 | BP data not available |
| Gelmers 1988/120 | BP data not available |
| Gladstone 2006 | BP data not available |
| Gray 1990 | On‐treatment BP data not available |
| Haley 1994/0.6 | Unable to obtain on‐treatment BP data |
| Haley 1994/2 | Unable to obtain on‐treatment BP data |
| Haley 1994/6 | Unable to obtain on‐treatment BP data |
| Hartmann 2005 | Confounded study (urapidil versus nifedipine) |
| Hoechst 1986 | After much correspondence the company Hoechst was unable to provide the data We continue to correspond |
| Holthoff 1990 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Hsu 1988 | Author did not keep the raw BP data and referred us to Hoechst who seem unable to provide the data |
| Huber 1993 | Author did not have raw data for the trial but suggested Hoechst would We have corresponded over a period of 2 years with Hoechst and still unable to obtain the data |
| IMAGES 2004 | Unable to obtain BP data from authors |
| Infeld 1999 | BP data not available |
| Karoutas 1990 | Dr Karoutas died and the paper was never published No data could be retrieved from his personal archives |
| Kornhuber 1993 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Lampl 2001 | BP data not available |
| Lipani 1984 | Cross‐over study Patients with TIA and other diseases (Parkinsonian syndrome) were also included |
| Martin 1985 | Raw data lost |
| Martinsson 2002 | BP data not available |
| MAST‐I | No BP data available in paper or from author |
| Meier 1991 | No BP data available for active and control groups |
| Miller 1984 | No control group |
| Ming 1990 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Misra 2005 | BP data not available |
| Mohr 1992/120 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Mohr 1992/240 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Mohr 1992/60 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Molnar 1979 | Confounded study |
| Mousavi 2004 | BP data not available |
| Nakamura 2007 | Confounded study (perindopril, candesartan or conventional therapy) |
| Nazir 2004 | On‐treatment BP data not available |
| NEST 1994/120 | On‐treatment BP data not available |
| NIMPAS 1997 | BP not taken |
| Oczkowski 1989 | BP data not available |
| Ohtomo 1986 | Confounded |
| Ohtomo 1987a | Unable to obtain any information for this study Author does not answer any correspondence |
| Ohtomo 1987b | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Orgogozo | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Piradov 1992 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Piriyawat 2003 | No control group |
| Platt 1993 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Popa 1995 | Not a trial of treatment but stopping |
| Rosenbaum 1991 | No control group |
| Saver 2004 | No control group |
| Sherman 1986/120 | Unable to obtain BP data |
| Sprigg 2007 | Study involves both acute and subacute stroke patients |
| Su 2004 | BP and outcome data not available |
| Suslina 1999 | Confounded study |
| Szakall 1998 | Sub‐acute trial and no placebo |
| Szczechowski 1994 | Unable to obtain data |
| TRUST 1990/120 | BP data not available |
| Vamosi 1976 | Study is confounded |
| Vamosi 1979 | Study is confounded |
| Wang 2004 | BP data not available |
| Wang 2006 | BP data not available |
| Wasilewski 1985 | Dr R Wasilewski now retired and all old documentation has been destroyed |
| Werner 1986 | No BP data available |
| Wong 1987 | Unable to get BP data |
| Woollard 1978 | Authors no longer have data; trying pharmaceutical company |
| Yu 2003 | Confounded study |
| Zhao 2003 | Unable to get BP data |
| Zorzon 1987 | An open non‐randomised clinical trial |
BP: blood pressure TIA: transient ischaemic attack