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SynthesisClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2012

Is exercise an alternative treatment for chronic insomnia?

Giselle Soares Passos, Dalva Lucia Rollemberg Poyares, Marcos Gonçalves Santana, Sergio Tufik, Marco Túlio de Mello

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03163498 (Sleep, Mood and Physical Activity Level in Patients With Hypertension), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
6.0field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03163498 completednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Sleep, Mood and Physical Activity Level in Patients With Hypertension

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorUniversidade Federal de GoiasRan2017 to 2020Enrolled60ConditionsSleepArmsNo intervantion. It´s a Cross-Sectional Study
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Physical Activity and Sleep Quality Association in Different Populations: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  4. Effects of physical activity programs on sleep outcomes in older adults: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020
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  10. Effects of an Acute Bout of Light-Intensity Walking on Sleep in Older Women With Sleep Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019
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  18. Influence of Regular Physical Activity on Sleep.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giselle Soares PassosDepartamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Dalva Lucia Rollemberg Poyares
Marcos Gonçalves Santana
Sergio Tufik
Marco Túlio de Mello
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal de Goiás · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purposes of this systematic/critical review are: 1) to identify studies on the effects of exercise on chronic insomnia and sleep complaints in middle-aged and older adults and to compare the results of exercise with those obtained with hypnotic medications and 2) to discuss potential mechanisms by which exercise could promote sleep in insomniac patients. We identified studies from 1983 through 2011 using MEDLINE, SCOPUS and Web of Science. For systematic analyses, only studies assessing the chronic effects of exercise on sleep in people with sleep complaints or chronic insomnia were considered. We used the following keywords when searching for articles: insomnia, sleep, sleep complaints, exercise and physical activity. For a critical review, studies were selected on the effects of exercise and possible mechanisms that may explain the effects of exercise on insomnia. We identified five studies that met our inclusion criteria for systematic review. Exercise training is effective at decreasing sleep complaints and insomnia. Aerobic exercise has been more extensively studied, and its effects are similar to those observed after hypnotic medication use. Mechanisms are proposed to explain the effects of exercise on insomnia. There is additional documented evidence on the antidepressant and anti-anxiety effects of exercise. Exercise is effective to decrease sleep complaints and to treat chronic insomnia. Exercise presented similar results when compared with hypnotics; however, prospective studies comparing the effects of exercise with medical and non-medical treatments are warranted before including exercise as a first-line treatment for chronic insomnia are necessary.

Indexed as

AgedExerciseExercise TherapyHumansHypnotics and SedativesMiddle AgedSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersTreatment OutcomeHypnotics and Sedatives

Identifiers

PMID22760906
PMCPMC3370319
OpenAlexW2102246071

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