TC led to a greater decrease in systolic and diastolic BP  than UC .
The differences between TC and UC for systolic BP tend to become larger when no treatment modification is applied .
TC seems a valuable tool for hypertension management
There is an increasing interest for using telecare(TC ) in the management of hypertension .
Economic evaluation of home blood pressure telemonitoring: A randomized controlled trial
Abstract Aims . The purpose of the present study was to compare the costs of  home blood pressure ( BP ) telemonitoring ( HBPM )  with the costs of conventional office BP monitoring . In a r and omized controlled trial , 105 hypertensive patients performed HBPM and 118 patients received usual care with conventional office BP monitoring  during 6 months . Costs were quantified from the healthcare perspective . Non-parametric simulations were performed to quantify the uncertainty around the mean estimates and cost-effectiveness acceptability curves were made . Major findings . Systolic and diastolic daytime and night-time ambulatory BP ( ABP ) were reduced in both groups . The uncertainty around the incremental cost effectiveness ratio point estimates was considerable for both systolic and diastolic ABP . For systolic ABP , the difference in cost effectiveness ratio between the two groups was 256 Danish kroner (DKK)/mmHg [ 95 % uncertainty interval , UI −860 to 4544 ] . For diastolic ABP , the difference in cost effectiveness ratio between the two groups was 655 DKK/mmHg [ 95 % UI −674 to 69315 ] . Medication and consultation costs were lowest in the intervention group , but were offset by the cost of the telemonitoring equipment . Conclusions . Cost-effectiveness analysis showed that telemonitoring of home BP was more costly compared with usual monitoring of office BP . The cost-effectiveness result is surrounded with considerable uncertainty . Trial registration : Clinical Trials.gov identifier : NCT282334
TC led to a greater decrease in systolic and diastolic BP  than UC .
The differences between TC and UC for systolic BP tend to become larger when no treatment modification is applied .
TC seems a valuable tool for hypertension management
There is an increasing interest for using telecare(TC ) in the management of hypertension .