Reading Ability in Childhood Obesity

Recruiting

• Conditions: Obesity, Childhood; Obesity, Adolescent
• Interventions: Other: Neuropsychological assessment

• Registration Number: NCT06295406
• Lead Sponsor: Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Brief Summary

There is some evidence about the negative impact of overweight and obesity on reading ability, with negative consequences on quality of life and school success.

In this neuropsychological research, the relationship between the characteristics of reading abilities in individuals with obesity (age range between 11 and 16 years) and the skills of motor coordination, postural stability, manual dexterity, including graphomotor skills, and estimation of time is investigated according to the cerebellar deficit theory.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-28
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-08
• Primary Completion: 2025-11-30
• Study Completion: 2025-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cases	Neuropsychological assessment	Participants with age range between 11 and 16 years, with overweight (BMI\>85° ) or obesity (BMI\>95°)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Raw score at the neuropsychological assessment	baseline	For each neuropsychological test, the raw score reported by the participants will be computed according to the validation norms. There are different levels of minumun and maximum scores for each neuropsychological tests.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano - Ospedale San Giuseppe; 🇮🇹 Piancavallo, VCO, Italy