| Methods |
RCT comparing ramipril versus placebo to prevent cardiovascular events in high‐risk patients. |
| Data |
9297 patients randomised (4645/4652, respectively in each treatment group). |
| Comparisons |
Onsite assessment (local investigator blinded) versus assessment by an AC blinded to allocated treatment. |
| Outcomes |
The outcome selected was myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death. |
| Notes |
The study was identified because it was included in a pooled analysis of 10 RCTs (Pogue 2009). Data related to the number of events in each treatment group resulting from onsite‐assessor and AC assessments were extracted from this meta‐analysis on the primary outcomes of the included studies. |
| Risk of bias |
| Item |
Authors' judgement |
Description |
| Method for selecting cases to adjudicate? |
No |
All suspect events adjudicated were identified by onsite assessor who was blinded to allocated treatment. |
