Bonnet 2005.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | University counselling service Mean age 23.3 years 82% women N = 11 | |
Interventions | 1. CBT plus exercise (n = 5)
2. CBT alone (n = 6) Exercise was walking on a treadmill for 20 minutes, twice a week for 6 weeks Cognitive therapy: met counsellors once a week for 9 weeks |
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Outcomes | 1. DSM‐IV MDD, dysthymia or depressive disorder 2. Above cut‐off depression on BDI and CES‐D | |
Notes | Self report Randomisation method not stated 7/11 randomised participants completed the interventions Data provided for each participant. Mean and SD calculated by us carrying forward baseline data for those who dropped out | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of randomisation not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Method of randomisation not described |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) participants | Unclear risk | Participants were not blind to treatment allocation, but it is unclear whether this introduced bias |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) those delivering intervention | Unclear risk | Those delivering the intervention were not blinded; the effect of this on bias is unclear |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) outcome assessors | High risk | The primary outcome was the BDI, which is a self report measure |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | 4/11 dropped out (2/5 in the exercise and CBT; 2/6 in the CBT only group) |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | On the basis of the report, all the prespecified outcomes have been reported. No protocol |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Unclear |