• 1. Ward of General Practice Unit, International Medical Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Department of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of Neijiang, Neijiang 641000, P.R.China;
LIAO Xiaoyang, Email: 625880796@qq.com
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Objectives To analyze the research status and hot spots of hypertension-related clinical trials in special Chinese population registered on the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR), so as to provide a basis for the development of hypertension-related research in special population in China.Methods The ChiCTR was searched online (up to August 31st, 2019, no limitation in the status of trial registration), all clinical trials on hypertension in special population were collected, and the general characteristics, researched diseases, research types, intervention measures and main outcomes of the trials were analyzed.Results A total of 64 hypertension-related clinical trials in special population registered in the ChiCTR were included, including 41 (64.1%) trials registered in last 3 years. The registration status of 46 (71.9%) trials was pre-registration. The registered authors were mainly from colleges and universities or medical institutions (n = 61, 95.3%), of which 60.9% were registered in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Hebei. The researched diseases mainly included elderly hypertension and hypertensive stroke, accounting for 50% of the total. Additionally, 37 (57.8%) clinical trials were intervention studies, of which 21 (56.7%) were drug-based intervention studies. Blood pressure, blood glucose, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, blood lipid, cranial MRI and Glasgow Coma Scale were the commonly used outcomes, accounting for 58.5% of the total outcomes. Most blood pressure measurements did not indicate the measurement method (n = 22, 64.7%).Conclusions The quantity of hypertension-related clinical trials in special population registered on the ChiCTR is increasing, however, there exists regional imbalance. The drug intervention-related clinical trials of elderly hypertension have become a research hot spot. However, blood pressure measurement method is not indicated in most trials, and some researchers do not register in time. Therefore, it is suggested that researchers should further strengthen the awareness of carrying out high-quality clinical trials.

Citation: ZHONG Ming, SU Yanling, GUO Ru, LIAO Xiaoyang. Register status of hypertension research in special Chinese population. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2020, 20(3): 325-329. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.201909086 Copy

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