| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
Community volunteers from 2 registers of individuals interested in participation in research
Mean age 70 (range 61 ‐ 88)
63% women
N = 32 |
| Interventions |
1. Supervised non‐aerobic progressive resistance training 3 times a week for 10 weeks (n = 17)
2. Control group received health seminars twice a week in which depression and mental health were not discussed (n = 15) |
| Outcomes |
1. Beck Depression Inventory
2. Hamilton Rating Scale of Depression |
| Notes |
Outcome assessment not blind
Intention‐to‐treat analysis |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Computer‐generated list of blocks of 5 |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Assessed by Lawlor and Hopker as adequate |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
participants |
Unclear risk |
Participants not blind |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
those delivering intervention |
Unclear risk |
Those delivering intervention were not blind |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
outcome assessors |
High risk |
Self‐rated BDI |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Low risk |
All completed the study |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
All prespecified outcomes reported, though no protocol |
| Other bias |
Unclear risk |
Unclear |
