Heart failure & cardiomyopathiesTrial design

Physical rehabilitation for older patients with acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (REHAB-HFpEF) trial: Design and rationale

Am Heart JPublished

  • multicenter, randomized, single-blind, attention-controlled phase 3 trial
  • 22 U.S. health system centers
  • event-powered

Study context

Population
Patients aged ≥60 years hospitalized for acute HFpEFplanned enrollment, 478 of 880 (66%) enrolled as of 24Feb2027
Participants
880 patients
Primary endpoint
combined all-cause rehospitalizations and mortality
Follow-up
6 months

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Further findings

Enrollment status · as of 24Feb2027

Enrollment ongoing
478 of 880 (66%)

Original publication

Physical rehabilitation for older patients with acute HFpEF (REHAB-HFpEF) trial: Design and rationale. Am Heart J. Published 10 March 2026. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2026.107420

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it