Effects of exercise supplementary to standard therapy on cognition and sleep in depression: a randomised controlled trial
Both aerobic exercises and stretching or resistance training exercises as adjuncts to conventional treatment improved depressive symptoms, sleep quality, and cognitive function in patients with first-episode severe depression. Patterns were consistent with greater improvement in select executive-function measures in the aerobic arm; confirmation with baseline-adjusted analyses is warranted.
Authors
- Jianhong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5407-051X)
- Huiying Wang
- Min Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3299-6423)
- Fei Zhai
- Cong Liu
- Ziyang Ji
- Hengfen Li
Institutions
- Henan Psychiatric Hospital (CN)
- California Medical Innovations Institute (US)
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering Tianjin (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Henan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1650334
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Xinxiang Medical University