Table 1.

Search strategy.

Databases	Search strategy	Result (approximately)
Scopus	#1: TI-AB-KW (“Pilates” OR “Pilates training” OR “Pilates based exercises”)	1447
	#2: TI-AB-KW (“depression*” OR “depressive*” OR “depressive disorder*” OR “depressive symptom*”)	921,456
	#3: TI-AB-KW (randomized OR placebo OR RCT)	1,553,406
	#4: #1 and #2 and #3	59
	PUBLICATION YEARS: LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR 2023–2000)
PUBMED	#1: [Title/Abstract] (“Pilates” OR “Pilates Training” OR “Pilates Based Exercises”)	792
	#2: [Title/Abstract] (“Depression*” OR “Depressive*” OR “Depressive Disorder*” OR “Depressive Symptom*”)	486,458
	#3: [Title/Abstract] (“randomized” OR “placebo” OR “RCT”)	804,741
	#4: #1 and #2 and #3	27
	Filters: Publication date from 2000/01/01 to 2023/07/01
Embase	#1: TI-AB-KW:(“Pilates” OR “Pilates training” OR “Pilates based exercises”) AND [2000–2023]/PY	1402
	#2: TI-AB-KW:(“depression*” OR “depressive*” OR “depressive disorder*” OR” depressive symptom*”) AND [2000–2023]/PY	886,827
	#3: TI-AB-KW:(“randomized controlled trial” OR “randomized” OR “placebo” OR “RCT”) AND [2000–2023]/PY	1,672,668
	#4. #1 AND #2 AND #3	54
Web of Science	#1: TOPIC:(“Pilates” OR “Pilates Training” OR “Pilates Based Exercises”)	1241
	#2: TOPIC:(“Depression*” OR “Depressive*” OR “Depressive Disorder*” OR “Depressive Symptom*”)	727,623
	#3: TOPIC:(“randomized” OR “randomized controlled trial” OR “placebo” OR “RCT”)	1,217,775
	#4: #1 and #2 and #3	48
	Refined by: PUBLICATION YEARS: (2023–2000) Indexes = SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, CCR-EXPANDED, IC Timespan = All years
Cochrane	#1: TI-AB-KW:(“Pilates” OR “Pilates Exercise*” OR “Pilates Based Exercises “ OR “Pilates Training*”)	987
	#2: TI-AB-KW:(“depression*” OR “depressive*” OR “depressive disorder*” OR” depressive symptom*”)	99,803
	#3: TI-AB-KW:(“randomized” OR “placebo” OR “RCT”)	1,244,613
	#4: #1 and #2 and #3	62
	Year First Published: Custom Range:2000 to 2023

RCT = randomized controlled trials; TI–AB–KW = Title–Abstract–Keywords.