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. 2008 Oct 8;2008(4):CD003823. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003823.pub2

Zamboulis 1996.

Methods 4‐week washout; 2‐week single‐blind placebo run‐in; inclusion criteria= sitting DBP 95‐114 mm Hg at end of placebo run‐in; 4‐week double‐blind treatment
Participants Fosinopril 20 mg: n=12(8 males,4 females); mean age=51 years; baseline seated SBP=150.8(15.9) mm Hg, DBP=108.8(4.7) mm Hg; baseline HR=76.9(5.3) bpm; 
 Placebo: n=11(7 males,4 females); mean age=45 years; baseline seated SBP=143.0(20.0) mm Hg, DBP=95.5(12.6) mm Hg; baseline HR=79.0(9.8) bpm
Interventions Fosinopril 20 mg once daily; 
 Placebo
Outcomes Sitting SBP/DBP using mercury sphygmomanometer; 
 WDAE
Notes BP change and SD of change not reported, endpoint BP and SD reported; imputed endpoint SD for SD of change; time of BP measurement (peak and/or trough) not reported; BP data from Table 1, p. 254; Jadad score=3; funding source= Bristol‐Myers Squibb
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk B ‐ Unclear

BP=blood pressure, DBP=diastolic blood pressure; SBP=systolic blood pressure; SD=standard deviation; WDAE=withdrawal due to adverse effects; bpm=beats per minute