Executive functioning in normal-weight, overweight and obese children in relation to food and non food-related stimuli. Randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate the influence of a food-specific inhibition task on (high-calorie) food intake

Conditions: obesitas en overgewicht bij kinderen
Obesity
(extreme)overweight
10009841

Registration Number: NL-OMON40856

Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
- be 10 to 14 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
- no known psychiatric disorders
- medication; endocrine disorders that require chronic medication

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>First: response time and inhibition errors during EF tasks, are the two most<br /><br>important parameters to examine EF in normal weight and overweight/obese<br /><br>children.<br /><br><br /><br>Second: to evaluate whether EFT, in de form of a Go/No-Go inhibition task, can<br /><br>influence behavior towards food-stimuli; response time and inhibitions errors<br /><br>during the Go/No-Go task will be compared between the two conditions (a<br /><br>high-calorie food/go condition or high-calorie food/no-go condition) and two<br /><br>groups (normal/overweight and obese children). To evaluate whether EFT can<br /><br>influence behavior towards actual food, food intake (measured in gram) will be<br /><br>compared between the two conditions and the two groups.<br /><br><br /><br>References and further information can be found in the protocol. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Other study parameters:<br /><br>- results from the NVE-K questionnaire<br /><br>- BMI, which will be measured using a scale and tapeline. Participants were<br /><br>considered overweight or obese according to cut off points developed by Cole<br /><br>(Cole, Bellizzi, Flegal, & Dietz, 2000).<br /><br><br /><br>References and further information can be found in the protocol.</p><br>