Table 7

Reporting in guidelines of trials of antihypertensive medication a

Triala
Yearb
CMA 1999
WHO 1999
VHA 1999
SIGN 2001
ESH 2003
ICSI 2003
JNC 2003
SA 2003
BHS 2004
NICE 2004

VA-II[48]
1970
SR[49, 50]
SR[49,51]

SR[49,51,52]
SR[51]

SR[53]
SR[51]
SR[49]

HSCSG[54]
1974
SR[50]
SR[51]

SR[51]
SR[51]

SR[53]
SR[51]


USPHS[55]
1977
SR[50]
SR[51]

SR[51]
SR[51]

SR[53]
SR[51]


VA-NHLBI[56]
1978
SR[50]
SR[51]

SR[51]
SR[51]

SR[53]
SR[51]


HDFP[57-59]
1979
SR[49]
SR[49,51]

SR[49,51,52,60]
SR[51,61]


SR[51]
SR[49]

ANBPS[62]
1980

SR[51]

SR[51,52,60]
SR[51,63]

SR
SR[51]


EWPHE[64,65]
1985
SR[49,50]
SR[49,51,66]


SR[51,61]

SR[53]
SR[51]
SR[49]

IPPPSH[67]
1985










MRC[68]
1985
SR[50]


SR[51]


SR[53]
SR[51]


Coope[69]
1986
SR[49]
SR[49,51,66]


SR[51,61]

SR[53]
SR[51]
SR[49]

OSLO[70]
1986
SR[50]
SR[51]

SR[51]
SR[51]

SR[53]
SR[51]


SHEP-P[71-73]
1986
SR[50]


SR[60]
SR[61]

SR[53]



HAPPHY[74]
1987
SR[50]









MAPHY[75]
1988










CAPPP[76,77]
1990










SHEP[78-81]
1991










STOP-H[82]
1991
SR[49]



SR[61]

SR[53]

SR[49]

SYST-EUR[83-86]
1991




SR[87]





MRC-O[88]
1992
SR[50]



SR[61]

SR[53]

SR[49]

STOP-H2[89-91]
1993
SR[92]



SR[63,87,93]





NICS-EH[94,95]
1994
SR[92]



SR[63,87,93]



SR[63,96]

HOT[97]
1995










PATS[98]
1995










ALLHAT[99,100]
1996










MIDAS[101,102]
1996
SR[50,92]







SR[63]

VHAS[103]
1997
SR[50,92]



SR[3,87,93]



SR[63,96]

ABCD[104]
1998
SR[92]



SR[87]





FACET[105]
1998
SR[92]









UKPDS[106]
1998










HOPE[107]
2000








INSIGHT[108,109]
2000
SR[92]









NORDIL[110]
2000
SR[92]









IDNT[111]
2001




SR[93]



SR[96]

PROGRESS[112]
2001

c








RENAAL[113]
2001










ELSA[114]
2002




SR[93]



SR[96]

LIFE[115]
2002










ANBP2[116,117]
2003




SR[93]



SR[96]

CONVINCE[118,119]
2003








SR[96]

SCOPE[120]
2003








SR[96]

JMIC-B[121]
2004





SR[96]

VALUE[122-124]
2004











a Trials post-dating the guidelines (indicated by the stepped line) were not available to the guideline developers.

b Year of earliest publication.

c Referred only to rationale and design.

Primary report of trial cited by guideline.

SR Trial included in systematic review cited by guideline; primary report not cited by guideline.

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