Home rehab for heart failure: a new way to heal?

NCT ID NCT06269263

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Leipzig Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a home-based exercise program is practical for people with chronic heart failure who have just been hospitalized. Thirty patients were taught exercises by a physiotherapist and did them at home for 12 weeks. The goal was to see how many completed the program and how their quality of life and exercise capacity changed.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: home-based cardiac rehabilitation (exercise program guided by physiotherapists)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that heart failure patients can safely exercise at home, improving their quality of life and physical function without needing to travel to a clinic.
What could go wrong: This is a very small pilot study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It only measures feasibility, not whether the program actually improves health outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congestive heart failure heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HEART FAILURE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig

Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany

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