Effect of exercise for depression: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the optimal dose and modality of exercise for treating major depressive disorder, compared with psychotherapy, antidepressants, and control conditions.

Design

Systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Methods

Screening, data extraction, coding, and risk of bias assessment were performed independently and in duplicate. Bayesian arm based, multilevel network meta-analyses were performed for the primary analyses. Quality of the evidence for each arm was graded using the confidence in network meta-analysis (CINeMA) online tool.

Data sources

Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO databases.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Any randomised trial with exercise arms for participants meeting clinical cut-off

SUBMITTER: Noetel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870815 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature