Movement game activity enhances executive functions in overweight children: A randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- overweight childrencognitive benefits,executive function,physical exercise
- Registration Number
- TCTR20180414002
- Lead Sponsor
- Graduate Institute of Sport Pedagogy, University of Taipei
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
inclusion criteria: 1) body mass index-for-age between 5 and 19 years greater than 1 standard deviation above the WHO Growth Reference median (WHO, 2018); 2) reported as being free of intellectual disability, brain injury, and neural diseases; and 3) aged 10 to 12 years.
Exclusion Criteria
exclusion criteria were as follows: 1) presence of comorbid conditions, such as conduct/oppositional defiant disorder, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intelligence, or serious affective disorders and 2) a personal history of brain injury or neurological disorders.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Executive function 30 minutes Neuropsychological tasks assessed by the Stroop Test and the Determination Test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Executive function 30 minutes Neuropsychological tasks assessed by the Stroop Test and the Determination Test