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Lifestyle intervention prior to surgery, known as prehabilitation, often include physical activity, nutritional support, psychological coaching, and smoking cessation, increase functional reserves and reduce postoperative complications. Most importantly, it prevents loss of functional capacity and dependence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The dHOPE study is a three-armed, open-labelled, parallel-group randomized controlled trial (RCT) with non-inferiority design to compare a digital home-based prehabilitation program with a hospital-based program or no organized prehabilitation. In addition, the dHOPE study aims to identify measurable parameters reflecting the effect of prehabilitation, thus preparing for future personalization of the prehabilitation programs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The feasibility of multimodal prehabilitation is threatened by low compliance to hospital-based programs due to burdensome commuting, even in central and metropolitan areas. In sparsely populated countries, this challenge is even more pronounced. To ensure equal healthcare to all citizens regardless of address or economic situation, there is a need to transfer the prehabilitation program to the patients\u2019 homes. Thus, the primary hypothesis of dHOPE is that a digital home-based program is not inferior to a hospital-based program. Moreover, given the patient diversity, prehabilitation must be personalized to meet individual profiles or needs. 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