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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2019

Acute Effects of Resistance Exercise on Cognitive Function in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review with Multilevel Meta-Analysis.

Jan Wilke, Florian Giesche, Kristina Klier, Lutz Vogt, Eva Herrmann, Winfried Banzer

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Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jan WilkeDepartment of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. wilke@sport.uni-frankfurt.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9147-2369
Florian GiescheDepartment of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Kristina KlierDepartment of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Lutz VogtDepartment of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Eva HerrmannInstitute of Biostatistics and Mathematical Modeling, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Winfried BanzerDepartment of Sports Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent research has revealed a beneficial impact of chronic resistance exercise (RE) on brain function. However, it is unclear as to whether RE is also effective in an acute setting.

objectiveTo investigate the immediate effects of a single RE session on cognitive performance in healthy adults.

methodsA multilevel meta-analysis with random effects meta-regression model was used to pool the standardized mean differences (SMD) between RE and no-exercise (NEX) as well as between RE and aerobic exercise (AE). In addition to global cognitive function, effects on reported sub-domains (inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility, working memory, attention) were examined.

resultsTwelve trials with fair methodological quality (PEDro scale) were identified. Compared to NEX, RE had a positive effect on global cognition (SMD: 0.56, 95% CI 0.22-0.90, p = 0.004), but was not superior to AE (SMD: - 0.10, 95% CI 0.01 to - 0.20, p = 0.06). Regarding cognitive sub-domains, RE, compared to NEX, improved inhibitory control (SMD: 0.73, 95% CI 0.21-1.26, p = 0.01) and cognitive flexibility (SMD: 0.36, 95% CI 0.17-0.55, p  = 0.004). In contrast, working memory (SMD: 0.35, 95% CI - 0.05 to 0.75, p  = 0.07) and attention (SMD: 0.79, 95% CI - 0.42 to 2.00, p = 0.16) remained unaffected. No significant differences in sub-domains were found between RE and AE (p > 0.05).

conclusionRE appears to be an appropriate method to immediately enhance cognitive function in healthy adults. Further studies clearly elucidating the impact of effect modifiers such as age, training intensity, or training duration are warranted.

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CognitionResistance TrainingAdultAttentionHumansMemory, Short-Term

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