SPRINT was sponsored by the NHLBI, with
cosponsorship by the National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and
Stroke, and the National Institute on Aging. An
independent data and safety monitoring board
monitored unblinded trial results and safety
events. The study was approved by the institutional
review board at each participating study
site. The steering committee designed the study,
gathered the data (in collaboration with investigators
at the clinics and other study units), made
the decision to submit the manuscript for publication,
and vouches for the fidelity of the study
to the protocol. The writing committee wrote
the manuscript and vouches for the completeness
and accuracy of the data and analysis. The
coordinating center was responsible for analyzing
the data. Scientists at the National Institutes
of Health participated in the design of the study
and as a group had one vote