Reporter brief
Effects of Resistance Exercise Among TGD Individuals Initiating Estrogen-Based Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
What happened
Trial registry update: RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- The abstract reports the study design and planned outcomes but does not report any findings, effect sizes, or results, making it impossible to assess what the intervention actually achieved.
- As a pilot trial with unspecified sample size, any results would lack statistical power and generalizability beyond the tested population.
- The study compares exercise to counseling-only control rather than to placebo or standard care, so benefits cannot be isolated from attention or expectancy effects.
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Transgender women and gender-diverse individuals about to be initiated or recently initiated (≤3 months ago) on estrogen-dominant gender-affirming hormone therapy
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- —
- Journal
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Unassessed.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Resistance training timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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