Obesity, Adolescent, Obesity, Childhood
Conditions
Keywords
Reading abilities, Cognitive functioning, Neuropsychological assessment, Motor abilities
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.
Interventions
OTHERNeuropsychological assessment
Neuropsychological tests assessing reading abilities, skills of motor coordination, postural stability, manual dexterity, including graphomotor skills, and estimation of time will be performed
Sponsors
Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
11 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
• diagnosis of overweight or obesity
Exclusion criteria
• concurrent neurological, neurodevelopmental (e.g., autism), motor, somatosensory and/or psychiatric disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed