Exercise-based and mind-body movement interventions for depressive symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Zheng Zhang, Juan Li, Li Li, Ling-Feng Ruan · 2026
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Zheng Zhang and colleagues pull together, in a 2026 review, trial evidence on exercise and mind-body movement for mood in people with inflammatory bowel disease. Bowel inflammation there is long-lasting, and depressive symptoms are common, harming life quality and care routines. Movement programs are low-cost and available, yet their mood benefit in this group had not been summed up. The team searched four databases through May 2026.
Seven articles with nine comparisons from randomized trials met their rules. At the start, mood scores were alike across groups. After the programs, symptoms fell more in the movement groups, with a steady effect and no clash across studies. Gains appeared across delivery styles, movement types, lengths, and disease types, though no single kind proved best. The authors welcome the signal while stressing the trial count is small and methods vary. Larger, stronger trials are needed to settle type, dose, and format.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Zheng Zhang, Juan Li, Li Li, Ling-Feng Ruan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |