overweight children cognitive benefits,
Conditions
Interventions
Regular physical education classes were designed to promote physical activity,
teach sport skills,
and be enjoyable. The frequency of physical education classes for the control group was three days a week. A typical control group lesson lasted 40-
min and had two parts: health-
fitness activities (10 min) and sport skills activities (30 min).
Each participant then entered the pre-
during which the Stroop Test and Determination Test were administered. For the Stroop Test,
the given participant was asked to complete verbally the previously described word,
color-
word,
word-
color conditions as rapidly as possible. The time duration for each condition was used to assess Stroop Test performance. Next,
the participant was given a 5–10-
min rest in a quiet classroom before being instructed to perform verbally the Determination Test according to the various color stimuli and acoustic signals presented. Trial errors during the response
and for any error,
the participant was asked to repeat the trial until the correct response was given.
During the treatment stage,
participants in the control group simply participated in regular physical activity during physical education lessons.
During the post-
each participant was again asked to complete the Stroop Test and Determination Test within 5–10 minutes of the end of the treatment. The entire test process lasted 35 min. After four stages were com
Sponsors
Graduate Institute of Sport Pedagogy, University of Taipei
University of Taipei
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
9 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
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: 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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Executive function 30 minutes Neuropsychological tasks assessed by the Stroop Test and the Determination Test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Executive function 30 minutes Neuropsychological tasks assessed by the Stroop Test and the Determination Test | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactChien-Chih Chou
University of Taipei
Outcome results
None listed