SynthesisScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2024
Effects of high-intensity interval training on depressive and anxiety symptoms in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
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- Comparative effectiveness and dose-response relationships of exercise for depressive symptoms in children and adolescents: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise on Depression and Anxiety in Lung Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of high-intensity exercise on patients with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of high-intensity interval training on depressive and anxiety symptoms in healthy individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of mHealth-supported and centre-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with stable coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Trial
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- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Steroid Hormones and Psychological Outcomes in Healthy Male Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative effects of various exercise interventions on anxiety and depression symptoms in children and adolescents: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Mechanisms of exercise against anxiety disorder: A review of the research progress.Sports medicine and health science · 2026Review
- The lactate-HCAR1 axis in exercise psychiatry: a candidate mechanism linking bone marrow-brain immunity to inflammation-related depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Effects of high-intensity interval training on depressive symptoms in Hong Kong community-dwelling older adults with mild to moderate depressive symptoms: a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- HIITing Anxiety and Depression in Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis-A Study Protocol of a Transdiagnostic Randomized Controlled Trial (HersenFIT).Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Global research trends and hotspots in overweight/obese comorbid with depression among children and adolescents: A bibliometric analysis.World journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Acute Response of Different High-Intensity Interval Training Protocols on Cardiac Auto-Regulation Using Wearable Device.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although evidence regarding the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on mental health has increased in recent years, there is still no consensus regarding the effects of HIIT on the symptoms of depression and anxiety in a healthy population. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to investigate the effects of HIIT on depressive and/or anxiety symptoms in healthy individuals. The following four databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and PsycINFO. Only randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were included. We performed a random-effects meta-analysis based on standardized mean difference (SMD). The risk of bias was assessed using the RoB 2.0 tool, and the certainty of the evidence was evaluated based on recommendations GRADE. Eight RCTs evaluating 471 participants (81% female) were considered eligible for inclusion. The results of the meta-analysis showed that HIIT-based interventions had no significant effect on reducing anxiety (SMD = -0.17; 95% CI: -0.53, 0.19; p = 0.27) and depressive symptoms (SMD = -0.38; 95% CI: -1.06, 0.30; p = 0.17) compared with the passive control group. In conclusion, HIIT does not improve symptoms of depression and anxiety in healthy individuals. This finding is based on evidence of very low certainty. Therefore, the evidence is still not consistent enough to support HIIT as a viable strategy to reduce both outcomes because of the limited number of included studies and the overall quality of evidence.
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