Trial reportCognitive behaviour therapy2020
Efficacy evaluation of exercise as an augmentation strategy to brief behavioral activation treatment for depression: a randomized pilot trial.
Trial report in Cognitive behaviour therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02176408 (Efficacy of Adjunctive Exercise for the Behavioral Treatment of Major Depression), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Adjunctive Exercise for the Behavioral Treatment of Major Depression
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychological and Psychiatric Consequences of Prolonged Fasting: Neurobiological, Clinical, and Therapeutic Perspectives.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Pilot evaluation on an adapted tele-behavioral activation to increase physical activity in persons with depression: a single-arm pilot study.BMC psychology · 2024Trial
- Predictors of Long-Term Exercise Engagement in Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Role of Physical Activity Enjoyment.Behavior therapy · 2023Trial
- Assessing BDNF as a mediator of the effects of exercise on depression.Journal of psychiatric research · 2020Trial
- Efficacy of aerobic exercise as a combination therapy for depression compared to standardized therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Review
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- An Update on the Effect of Physical Exercise on Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Cultural adaptations of a group exercise intervention for diverse outpatients in an urban community to improve exercise engagement and mood outcomes.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Combining Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) with Conventional Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- The effect of behavioral activation play therapy in adolescents with depression: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2024Article
- Investigating the Role of Context in the Delivery of Text Messages for Supporting Psychological Wellbeing.Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference · 2023Article
- An examination of bidirectional associations between physical activity and mood symptoms among individuals diagnosed and at risk for bipolar spectrum disorders.Behaviour research and therapy · 2023Article
- Physical Activity for Cognitive Health: A Model for Intervention Design for People Experiencing Cognitive Concerns and Symptoms of Depression or Anxiety.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Article
- Feasibility of an Exercise and CBT Intervention for Treatment of Depression: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Prescribing Physical Activity in Mental Health: A Focused Review on the Latest Evidence, Recommendations, Challenges, and Relevance to India.Indian journal of psychological medicine · 2021Article
- The Effects and Mechanisms of Exercise on the Treatment of Depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
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Abstract
Exercise is an efficacious intervention for mental and physical health, but few studies have identified the additive benefits of exercise prescriptions for those undergoing empirically supported psychosocial treatment. Behavioral activation (BA) involves completing activities to improve mood, an ideal format for exercise augmentation. The purpose of this study was to examine the credibility and exploratory effect size estimates of augmenting BA with exercise. Thirty-one sedentary, depressed patients were randomized to receive nine sessions of BA+exercise or BA+stretching over 12 weeks. Monthly assessments of depression, quality of life, distress intolerance (DI), perceived stress, and exercise were conducted. Results demonstrated strong credibility and completion rates of BA+exercise, comparable to other PA interventions. Randomization did not contribute to differential exercise between conditions; all participants engaged in more exercise over time. Similarly, all participants significantly improved on all outcomes over time. Condition differences emerged for DI and perceived stress; the exercise condition evidenced greater improvements over time. Participants who engaged in more exercise also evidenced greater and faster declines in depression. BA may be a useful strategy for improving depression and increasing exercise. Additional explicit exercise prescriptions may not be necessary to improve depression but may be helpful for DI and stress. Clinical Trials Registry (clinicaltrials.gov): NCT02176408, "Efficacy of Adjunctive Exercise for the Behavioral Treatment of Major Depression".
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