Why the study?
Does home blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control in people with essential hypertension?
Population
2,714 people with essential hypertension pooled from 18 randomised controlled trials
Comparison
Home blood pressure monitoring vs Standard blood pressure monitoring in the…
Design
Meta-analysis
Follow-up
2-36 months
Authors
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Supports home BP monitoring for improved control in hypertension; reinforces evidence from pooled trials.
Does home blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control in people with essential hypertension?
Home blood pressure monitoring leads to a small but significant improvement in blood pressure control compared to standard clinic monitoring.
Cappuccio et al. (2004) studied this question.
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