Table 64Summary of included studies. Comparison 63. Augmenting with ECT + exercise versus augmenting with exercise

StudyPopulationInterventionComparisonDetails of inadequate response/treatment resistanceComments

Salehi 2016

RCT

Iran

N=40

Mean age (years): 29.7

Gender (% female): 28

Ethnicity (% BME): NR

Baseline severity: HAMD 42.5 (more severe)

12 ECT sessions + 12 exercise sessions + citalopram 40mg/day12 exercise sessions + citalopram 40mg/dayInadequate response to 2-weeks of citalopram (40mg/day) and ECT recommended by 2 independent psychiatrists

Treatment length (weeks): 4

Outcomes:

  • Depression symptomatology endpoint
  • Depression symptomatology change score
  • Remission

BME: black and minority ethnic; ECT: electroconvulsive therapy; HAMD: Hamilton depression scale; NR: not reported; RCT: randomised controlled trial

From: Further-line treatment

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