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SynthesisJournal of behavioral medicine2015

The effects of physical activity on sleep: a meta-analytic review.

M Alexandra Kredlow, Michelle C Capozzoli, Bridget A Hearon, Amanda W Calkins, Michael W Otto

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readMeta-Analysis
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 594 papers, 19 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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594citing papers in PubMed, 19 pooled it
58.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

NCT04187885 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Physical Activity Program During Academic Stress on Adolescent Sleep

TypeinterventionalSponsorAssociation Tunisienne d'Etude & de Recherche sur l'AthéroscléroseRan2020 to 2022Enrolled56ConditionsAdolescent Problem BehaviorArmsGroup/Cohort 2: PAP
NCT05022498 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

A Replicated Crossover Study Exploring Individual Variability of Postprandial Coronary Heart Disease Risk Markers and Sleep Quality in Response to Acute Exercise in Healthy Young Men

TypeinterventionalSponsorLoughborough UniversityRan2019 to 2021Enrolled20ConditionsCoronary Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Arterial Stiffness, Blood PressureArmsExercise
NCT07234812 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Effects of Tailored Resistance Exercise on Sleep Quality in Relation to Chronotype

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedipol UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled64ConditionsPhysical Therapy, Resistance Exercise, Sleep Disturbances, Sleep QualityArmsModerate-Intensity Resistance Exercise Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

594 citing papers in PubMed, 19 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,248 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. A meta-analysis of eHealth interventions to promote physical activity in young, middle-aged, and late middle-aged adults with obesity or overweight.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

M Alexandra KredlowDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, 648 Beacon Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02215, USA, kredlow@bu.edu.
Michelle C Capozzoli
Bridget A Hearon
Amanda W Calkins
Michael W Otto
Boston University · USCenter for Systems Biology · USUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A significant body of research has investigated the effects of physical activity on sleep, yet this research has not been systematically aggregated in over a decade. As a result, the magnitude and moderators of these effects are unclear. This meta-analytical review examines the effects of acute and regular exercise on sleep, incorporating a range of outcome and moderator variables. PubMed and PsycINFO were used to identify 66 studies for inclusion in the analysis that were published through May 2013. Analyses reveal that acute exercise has small beneficial effects on total sleep time, sleep onset latency, sleep efficiency, stage 1 sleep, and slow wave sleep, a moderate beneficial effect on wake time after sleep onset, and a small effect on rapid eye movement sleep. Regular exercise has small beneficial effects on total sleep time and sleep efficiency, small-to-medium beneficial effects on sleep onset latency, and moderate beneficial effects on sleep quality. Effects were moderated by sex, age, baseline physical activity level of participants, as well as exercise type, time of day, duration, and adherence. Significant moderation was not found for exercise intensity, aerobic/anaerobic classification, or publication date. Results were discussed with regards to future avenues of research and clinical application to the treatment of insomnia.

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Motor ActivitySleepAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSleep, REMWakefulnessYoung Adult

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PMID25596964
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