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Table 2 Intervention characteristics included studies

From: The effects of chronic and acute physical activity on working memory performance in healthy participants: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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Intervention modality

Intensity

Volume (min)

Frequency

Duration

Format

Setting

Control condition

Brown, 2009

Resistance, balance training, motor fitness

NR

60

2 days/week

6 months

Group

Retirement Village

No-exercise

Budde, 2010

Running

Moderate

12

1 session

1 session

Group

400-m track

Sedentary

Vigorous

Chang, 2011

Aerobic exercise via cycle ergometer

Moderate to vigorous

30

1 session

1 session

Individual

Laboratory

Health education

Fisher, 2011

Aerobic exercise

Moderate to vigorous

120

2 days/week

10 weeks

Group

Primary school

Skill development

Hariprasad, 2013

Yoga

NR

60

Daily in Month 1, weekly in Month 2 and 3

6 months

Group

Old-age home

Waitlist

Hogan, 2013

Stationary cycling

Moderate

15

1 session

1 session

Individual

Laboratory

Health education

Chen, 2014

Jogging

Moderate

30

1 session

1 session

Group

School

Health education

Gothe, 2014

Hatha yoga

NR

60

3 days/week

8 weeks

Group

Community center

Stretching-strengthening

Nouchi, 2014

Aerobic, strength, stretching

Moderate to vigorous

48

3 days/week

4 weeks

Group

Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture, Japan

Waitlist

Vaughn, 2014

Aerobic, strength, stretching

NR

60

2 days/week

16 weeks

Group

Community center

Waitlist

Bantoft, 2015

Walking via treadmill

Low

≤60

1 session

1 session

Individual

Laboratory

Sit workstation

Basso, 2015

Aerobic exercise via stationary bicycle

Vigorous

50

1 session

1 session

Individual

Laboratory

Video watching group

Howie, 2015

Aerobic exercise via Brain BITES

Moderate to vigorous

10

1 session

1 session

Group

School

Sedentary classroom activity

Albinet, 2016

Aquaerobics and swimming

Moderate to vigorous

60

2 days/week

5 months

Group

Senior community center

Stretching-flexibility exercises

Chapman, 2016

Aerobic exercise

Moderate to vigorous

60

3 days/week

12 weeks

Individual

Laboratory

Waitlist

  1. Brain BITES Better Ideas Through ExerciSe, NR not reported