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While current guidelines recommend rehabilitation, structured programmes are lacking in Germany. Thus, this trial focuses on the feasibility of a structured, home-based rehabilitation programme in pre-frail and frail patients recently hospitalized for ADHF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Pilot-CRHF (trial registry number: NCT06269263) study is a monocentric, single-arm prospective interventional study including multidimensional home-based exercises targeting endurance, strength, and balance. Adherence rate, physical function (6-minute walk test [6MWT], timed-up-and-go [TUG], Berg-Balance-Scale [BBS]) and QoL (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire [KCCQ]) were assessed at baseline and after 12 weeks of intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>30 patients (mean age 79 \u00b1 8; 40% female; 87% NYHA III or IV) were enrolled between March, 2024 and January, 2025. Among those, 43% had heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and 57% left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) &amp;lt;50%. 24 patients (80%) completed the programme. After 12 weeks, 6MWT distance improved significantly (220 \u00b1 134\u2005m vs 308 \u00b1 147\u2005m; P &amp;lt; .001). TUG improved only in patients with LVEF &amp;lt;50% (12.1 \u00b1 5.0\u2005s vs 9.7 \u00b1 4.9\u2005s; P = .04). BBS remained unchanged. QoL improved significantly (KCCQ: 56 \u00b1 16 vs 75 \u00b1 19; P &amp;lt; .001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Home-based rehabilitation is feasible leading to clinically meaningful improvements in physical function and QoL in pre-frail and frail heart failure patients, particularly those with LVEF. 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