Morgan 1997.
Methods | randomised crossover trial. After 4 weeks placebo run‐in period, patients received perindopril in the morning and at bedtime each for 4 weeks
sample size calculation: not stated. carryover effects: not reported no washout period between treatment arms |
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Participants | Country: Australia Number randomised:20, 20 completed Age range: 33‐78 yeas mean age: 68±5 years gender: 20 male Ethnicity: not reported inclusion criteria: seated DBP 95‐110 mm Hg, less than 5 mm Hg difference between the two values, and mean 24 h DBP>85 mm Hg. exclusion criteria: clinic SBP >220 mm Hg, had a history of acute cerebrovascular or coronary events within the preceding 6 months, creatinine > 0.16 mmol/l, and liver function test results 50% greater than the normal range. | |
Interventions | 4 mg od perindopril at 0900h or at 2100h | |
Outcomes |
Mortality: not reported Morbidity: not reported Blood Pressure data:24h BP change by 24h ABPM, data was obtained from graph and text ( fig 2 on 209) Adverse Events: not reported |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | not reported |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | not reported |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | not used |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All patients completed, 2 patients ABPM data was eliminated |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Morning SBP, DBP were not reported |
Other bias | Unclear risk | carryover effects were not reported |