Source	Search strategy	Hits retrieved
1. ALOIS (www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/alois)	Keyword search: "physical activity" OR exercise cycling OR swim* OR gym* OR walk* OR danc* OR yoga OR "tai chi" (all dates)	217
2. MEDLINE In‐process and other non‐indexed citations and MEDLINE 1950‐present (Ovid SP)	1. exp Dementia/ 2. Delirium/ 3. Wernicke Encephalopathy/ 4. Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders/ 5. dement*.mp. 6. alzheimer*.mp. 7. (lewy* adj2 bod*).mp. 8. deliri*.mp. 9. (chronic adj2 cerebrovascular).mp. 10. ("organic brain disease" or "organic brain syndrome").mp. 11. ("normal pressure hydrocephalus" and "shunt*").mp. 12. "benign senescent forgetfulness".mp. 13. (cerebr* adj2 deteriorat*).mp. 14. (cerebral* adj2 insufficient*).mp. 15. (pick* adj2 disease).mp. 16. (creutzfeldt or jcd or cjd).mp. 17. huntington*.mp. 18. binswanger*.mp. 19. korsako*.mp. 20. or/1‐19 21. exercis*.ti,ab. 22. physical activit*.ti,ab. 23. cycling.ti,ab. 24. swim*.ti,ab. 25. gym*.ti,ab. 26. (walk* or treadmill).ti,ab. 27. danc*.ti,ab. 28. yoga*.ti,ab. 29. "tai chi".ti,ab. 30. exp Exercise/ or Exercise Therapy/ 31. or/21‐30 32. 20 and 31 33. randomized controlled trial.pt. 34. controlled clinical trial.pt. 35. randomi?ed.ab. 36. placebo.ab. 37. randomly.ab. 38. trial.ab. 39. groups.ab. 40. or/33‐39 41. (animals not (humans and animals)).sh. 42. 40 not 41 43. 32 and 42 44. (2007* or 2008* or 2009* or 2010* or 2011*).ed. 45. 43 and 44	230
3. EMBASE 1980‐2011 week 35 (Ovid SP)	1. exp dementia/ 2. Lewy body/ 3. delirium/ 4. Wernicke encephalopathy/ 5. cognitive defect/ 6. dement*.mp. 7. alzheimer*.mp. 8. (lewy* adj2 bod*).mp. 9. deliri*.mp. 10. (chronic adj2 cerebrovascular).mp. 11. ("organic brain disease" or "organic brain syndrome").mp. 12. "supranuclear palsy".mp. 13. ("normal pressure hydrocephalus" and "shunt*").mp. 14. "benign senescent forgetfulness".mp. 15. (cerebr* adj2 deteriorat*).mp. 16. (cerebral* adj2 insufficient*).mp. 17. (pick* adj2 disease).mp. 18. (creutzfeldt or jcd or cjd).mp. 19. huntington*.mp. 20. binswanger*.mp. 21. korsako*.mp. 22. CADASIL.mp. 23. or/1‐22 24. exercis*.ti,ab. 25. physical activit*.ti,ab. 26. cycling.ti,ab. 27. swim*.ti,ab. 28. gym*.ti,ab. 29. (walk* or treadmill).ti,ab. 30. danc*.ti,ab. 31. yoga*.ti,ab. 32. "tai chi".ti,ab. 33. exercise/ or stretching exercise/ or anaerobic exercise/ or exercise intensity/ or aerobic exercise/ or treadmill exercise/ or aquatic exercise/ 34. or/24‐33 35. 23 and 34 36. randomized controlled trial/ 37. controlled clinical trial/ 38. randomi?ed.ab. 39. placebo.ab. 40. randomly.ab. 41. trial.ab. 42. groups.ab. 43. ("double‐blind*" or "single‐blind*").ti,ab. 44. or/36‐43 45. 35 and 44 46. (2007* or 2008* or 2009* or 2010* or 2011*).em. 47. 45 and 46 48. limit 47 to human	443
4. PsycINFO 1806‐August week 5 2011 (Ovid SP)	1. exp Dementia/ 2. exp Delirium/ 3. exp Huntingtons Disease/ 4. exp Kluver Bucy Syndrome/ 5. exp Wernickes Syndrome/ 6. exp Cognitive Impairment/ 7. dement*.mp. 8. alzheimer*.mp. 9. (lewy* adj2 bod*).mp. 10. deliri*.mp. 11. (chronic adj2 cerebrovascular).mp. 12. ("organic brain disease" or "organic brain syndrome").mp. 13. "supranuclear palsy".mp. 14. ("normal pressure hydrocephalus" and "shunt*").mp. 15. "benign senescent forgetfulness".mp. 16. (cerebr* adj2 deteriorat*).mp. 17. (cerebral* adj2 insufficient*).mp. 18. (pick* adj2 disease).mp. 19. (creutzfeldt or jcd or cjd).mp. 20. huntington*.mp. 21. binswanger*.mp. 22. korsako*.mp. 23. ("parkinson* disease dementia" or PDD or "parkinson* dementia").mp. 24. or/1‐23 25. exercis*.ti,ab. 26. physical activit*.ti,ab. 27. cycling.ti,ab. 28. swim*.ti,ab. 29. gym*.ti,ab. 30. (walk* or treadmill).ti,ab. 31. danc*.ti,ab. 32. yoga*.ti,ab. 33. "tai chi".ti,ab. 34. exp Exercise/ or exp Aerobic Exercise/ 35. or/25‐34 36. 24 and 35 37. random*.ti,ab. 38. exp Clinical Trials/ 39. RCT.ti,ab. 40. CCT.ti,ab. 41. (placebo or "control group").ab. 42. trial.ti,ab. 43. groups.ab. 44. "double‐blind*".ti,ab. 45. "single‐blind*".ti,ab. 46. or/37‐45 47. 36 and 46 48. (2007* or 2008* or 2009* or 2010* or 2011*).up. 49. 47 and 48	214
5. CINAHL (EBSCOhost)	S1 (MH "Dementia+")   S2 (MH "Delirium") or (MH "Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders") S3 (MH "Wernicke's Encephalopathy")   S4 TX dement*   S5 TX alzheimer*  S6 TX lewy* N2 bod*   S7 TX deliri*  S8 TX chronic N2 cerebrovascular   S9 TX "organic brain disease" or "organic brain syndrome"   S10 TX "normal pressure hydrocephalus" and "shunt*"   S11 TX "benign senescent forgetfulness"  S12 TX cerebr* N2 deteriorat*  S13 TX cerebral* N2 insufficient*   S14 TX pick* N2 disease S15 TX creutzfeldt or jcd or cjd   S16 TX huntington*  S17 TX binswanger*   S18 TX korsako*  S19 S1 or S2 or S3 or S4 or S5 or S6 or S7 or S8 or S9 or S10 or S11 or S12 or S13 or S14 or S15 or S16 or S17 or S18 S20 TX exercis* S21 TX "physical activit*"  S22 TX cycling  S23 TX swim* S24 TX gym* S25 TX walk* OR treadmill  S26 TX danc* S27 TX yoga* S28 TX "tai chi"  S29 (MH "Exercise+")  S30 S20 or S21 or S22 or S23 or S24 or S25 or S26 or S27 or S28 or S29 S31 S19 and S30  S32 (MH "Clinical Trials")  S33 TX trial  S34 TX RCT OR CCT  S35 TX placebo* S36 TX "double‐blind*" OR "single‐blind*"  S37 TX groups OR "control group"  S38 S32 or S33 or S34 or S35 or S36 or S37  S39 S31 and S38  S40 EM 2007  S41 EM 2008  S42 EM 2009  S43 EM 2010  S44 EM 2011  S45 S40 or S41 or S42 or S43 or S44 S46 S39 and S45	264
6. ISI Web of Knowledge (includes: Web of Science (1945‐present); BIOSIS Previews (1926‐present); MEDLINE (1950‐present); Journal Citation Reports)	Topic=(Dement* OR Alzheimer* OR "Lewy body" OR arteriosclerosis OR "Huntington* disease" OR "Kluver Bucy" OR "Pick disease" OR "Wernicke encephalopathy" OR "Korsakoff psychosis") AND Topic=(exercis* OR walk* OR swim* OR "physical activit*" OR aerobic* OR danc* OR "tai chi" OR yoga*) AND Topic=(randomly OR placebo OR groups OR trial OR RCT OR randomized OR randomised) AND Year Published=(2007‐2011) Timespan=2007‐2011. Search language=English   Lemmatization=On	641
7. LILACS (BIREME)	dementia OR alzheimer$ OR demenc$ OR AD OR demência [Words] and exercício OR exercis$ OR walk$ OR swim$ OR aerobic$ [Words] and randomly OR randomised OR randomized OR trial OR ensaio clínico [Words]	9
8. CENTRAL (Issue 2, 2011)	#1 MeSH descriptor Dementia explode all trees #2 MeSH descriptor Delirium, this term only #3 MeSH descriptor Wernicke Encephalopathy, this term only #4 MeSH descriptor Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders, this term only #5 dement* #6 alzheimer* #7 "lewy* bod*" #8 deliri* #9 "chronic cerebrovascular" #10 "organic brain disease" or "organic brain syndrome" #11 "normal pressure hydrocephalus" and "shunt*" #12 "benign senescent forgetfulness" #13 "cerebr* deteriorat*" #14 "cerebral* insufficient*" #15 "pick* disease" #16 creutzfeldt or jcd or cjd #17 huntington* #18 binswanger* #19 korsako* #20 (#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 OR #17 OR #18 OR #19) #21 MeSH descriptor Exercise explode all trees #22 exercis* #23 "physical activit*" #24 cycling #25 swim* #26 gym* #27 walk* OR treadmill #28 danc* #29 yoga* #30 "tai chi" #31 aerobic* #32 (#21 OR #22 OR #23 OR #24 OR #25 OR #26 OR #27 OR #28 OR #29 OR #30 OR #31) #33 (#32 AND #20), from 2007 to 2011	189
9. Clinicaltrials.gov (www.clinicaltrials.gov)	Interventional Studies | dementia OR alzheimers OR AD OR alzheimer's OR alzheimer OR lewy OR FTLD OR FLD | exercise OR aerobic OR aerobics OR walking OR swimming OR cycling | Adult, Senior | received from 09/01/2007 to 09/05/2011	29
10. ICTRP Search Portal (http://apps.who.int/trialsearch) (includes: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry; ClinicalTrilas.gov; ISRCTN; Chinese Clinical Trial Registry; Clinical Trials Registry – India; Clinical Research Information Service – Republic of Korea; German Clinical Trials Register; Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials; Japan Primary Registries Network; Pan African Clinical Trial Registry; Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry; The Netherlands National Trial Register)	Interventional Studies | dementia OR alzheimers OR AD OR alzheimer's OR alzheimer OR lewy OR FTLD OR FLD | exercise OR aerobic OR aerobics OR walking OR swimming OR cycling | Adult, Senior | received from 01/09/2007 to 05/09/2011	95
TOTAL before de‐duplication		2331
TOTAL after de‐duplication and first‐assessment		277