Resistance training for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Depression is a prevalent and disabling mental disorder worldwide. Resistance training (RT) has emerged as a promising adjunct intervention, but comprehensive quantitative synthesis on its efficacy and optimal exercise prescription remains limited.

Objective

To evaluate the effects of RT on depressive symptoms in adults with a clinically diagnosed depressive disorder, and to explore-exploratorily-whether participant characteristics and prescription components modify outcomes.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, and CNKI from inception through August 2024 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing RT to a non-exercise control in adults with depression (PROSPERO CRD42024583413). Two reviewers independently screened s

SUBMITTER: Chang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12745427 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature