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Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial
AIM: The intensity of the most appropriate exercise to use in depressed youth is unclear due to differences in methodology and the lack of evidence documenting the effect of physical activity in children. Therefore, the authors of this study attempted to document the effectiveness of different train...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6694801/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31440186 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01820 |
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author | Philippot, Arnaud Meerschaut, Alexandre Danneaux, Laura Smal, Gauthier Bleyenheuft, Yannick De Volder, Anne G. |
author_facet | Philippot, Arnaud Meerschaut, Alexandre Danneaux, Laura Smal, Gauthier Bleyenheuft, Yannick De Volder, Anne G. |
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description | AIM: The intensity of the most appropriate exercise to use in depressed youth is unclear due to differences in methodology and the lack of evidence documenting the effect of physical activity in children. Therefore, the authors of this study attempted to document the effectiveness of different training intensities to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in pre-teens. METHODS: The study included twenty-seven, randomly selected pre-adolescents (aged between 9–11 years of age) all of whom had Primary education. The participants were enrolled and, over a 5-week period, were subject to either intensive or low-to-moderate exercise programs four times a week. Psychological self-reports, as well as physical examinations, were conducted before and after such programs in blinded assessments. Psychological effects were considered the primary outcome, whilst physical condition was secondary. RESULTS: Four subjects were lost and twenty-three were analyzed. General linear model with 2 criteria revealed significant changes (p = 0.05) in trait anxiety symptoms over time in the low-to-moderate intensity group (LMIG). Within group changes followed a significant decrease in levels of anxiety (38.82 ± 2.20 to 33.36 ± 2.83, p = 0.004) and depression (10.36 ± 2.83 to 6.73 ± 1.88, p = 0.006) related symptoms amongst those in the LMIG. INTERPRETATION: This study indicated that depression and anxiety symptoms were reduced amongst a non-clinical sample of Primary educated pre-adolescents when they were subject to a low-to-moderate exercise program. The program focused on associating movement with pleasure, encouraged positive and non-competitive interactions between participants. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT02970825, autumn 2016, updated May 7, 2018 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02970825). |
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spelling | pubmed-66948012019-08-22 Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial Philippot, Arnaud Meerschaut, Alexandre Danneaux, Laura Smal, Gauthier Bleyenheuft, Yannick De Volder, Anne G. Front Psychol Psychology AIM: The intensity of the most appropriate exercise to use in depressed youth is unclear due to differences in methodology and the lack of evidence documenting the effect of physical activity in children. Therefore, the authors of this study attempted to document the effectiveness of different training intensities to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in pre-teens. METHODS: The study included twenty-seven, randomly selected pre-adolescents (aged between 9–11 years of age) all of whom had Primary education. The participants were enrolled and, over a 5-week period, were subject to either intensive or low-to-moderate exercise programs four times a week. Psychological self-reports, as well as physical examinations, were conducted before and after such programs in blinded assessments. Psychological effects were considered the primary outcome, whilst physical condition was secondary. RESULTS: Four subjects were lost and twenty-three were analyzed. General linear model with 2 criteria revealed significant changes (p = 0.05) in trait anxiety symptoms over time in the low-to-moderate intensity group (LMIG). Within group changes followed a significant decrease in levels of anxiety (38.82 ± 2.20 to 33.36 ± 2.83, p = 0.004) and depression (10.36 ± 2.83 to 6.73 ± 1.88, p = 0.006) related symptoms amongst those in the LMIG. INTERPRETATION: This study indicated that depression and anxiety symptoms were reduced amongst a non-clinical sample of Primary educated pre-adolescents when they were subject to a low-to-moderate exercise program. The program focused on associating movement with pleasure, encouraged positive and non-competitive interactions between participants. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT02970825, autumn 2016, updated May 7, 2018 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02970825). Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6694801/ /pubmed/31440186 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01820 Text en Copyright © 2019 Philippot, Meerschaut, Danneaux, Smal, Bleyenheuft and De Volder. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Philippot, Arnaud Meerschaut, Alexandre Danneaux, Laura Smal, Gauthier Bleyenheuft, Yannick De Volder, Anne G. Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial |
title | Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial |
title_full | Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial |
title_fullStr | Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial |
title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial |
title_short | Impact of Physical Exercise on Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety in Pre-adolescents: A Pilot Randomized Trial |
title_sort | impact of physical exercise on symptoms of depression and anxiety in pre-adolescents: a pilot randomized trial |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6694801/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31440186 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01820 |
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