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Home-Based Prehabilitation Did Not Reduce Disability or Complications in Older Adults with Frailty: Results of a Pragmatic Multicenter RCT

MedXY Editorial Team•Dec 9, 2025•Anesthesiology
Frailtyperioperative carePrehabilitationrandomized trial

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– In a pragmatic, multicenter RCT of 847 older adults with frailty scheduled for elective noncardiac surgery, offer of a coach-supported, home-based multimodal prehabilitation program did not reduce 30‑day postoperative disability (WHODAS 2.0) or in-hospital complications compared with usual care.
– Median prehabilitation exposure was 4 weeks; no differences in preoperative safety events were observed.
– A per-protocol signal: participants who completed >75% of prescribed exercises had lower postoperative disability, suggesting adherence may be a key mediator of benefit.
– Primary barriers to adherence were competing priorities and motivation, highlighting implementation challenges for home-based models in older adults with frailty.

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