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Finding
improvement
Exercise training produced a moderate effect of differential improvement in depressive symptoms compared to wait-list control, with the exercise group showing 17% improvement while the control group worsened by 16%, and 26% of exercise participants achieved clinically significant change on the PHQ-9.
| Effect size | d=.57 |
| CI | 95% CI -6.8, 0.3 |
| Follow-up | 12 weeks |
| Comparator | Wait-list usual care (continued standard VA clinic care without exercise training) |
| Effect summary | improvement; d=.57; CI: 95% CI -6.8, 0.3 |
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PMC6938572
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise Training for Older Veterans with PTSD