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ArticleJAMA2014

Exercise for depression.

Gary Cooney, Kerry Dwan, Gillian Mead

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Article in JAMA, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT03731728 (The Effectiveness of Group CBT and Exercise in Management of Depression), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03731728 naterminatednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of Group CBT and Exercise in Management of Depression: A Three Arm Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of AlbertaRan2019 to 2020Enrolled70ConditionsMajor Depressive DisorderArmsGroup CBT, Group exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Gary CooneyDivision of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, United Kingdom.
Kerry DwanInstitute of Child Health, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Gillian MeadCentre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/K026992/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

clinical questionIs exercise an effective treatment for depression? BOTTOM LINE: Exercise is associated with a greater reduction in depression symptoms compared with no treatment, placebo, or active control interventions, such as relaxation or meditation. However, analysis of high-quality studies alone suggests only small benefits.

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DepressionExerciseHumans

Identifiers

PMID24938566

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