Overweight children with body mass index (BMI) of more than 1-2 standard deviation above the median, and no health conditions or problems. afterschool program, movement game, physical fitness, executive function, academic achievement, overweight
Conditions
Interventions
The control group participated in 40 minutes of sedentary activities such as reading, homework, board games, card games, or drawing during each session. ,the high-dose group participated in a 40-minut
Experimental Other,Experimental Other,Experimental Other
control group,high-dose group,low-dose group
Sponsors
University of Taipei, Taiwan
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children were eligible if they had body mass index (BMI) of more than 1-2 standard deviation above the median for participants aged 5-19 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children did not participate regular physical activity program > 1.5 hour per week, had no medical condition such as presence of conduct/oppositional defiant disorder, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, intellectual disabilities, or serious affective disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Inhibitory control at a 10 week before the intervention Stroop test,cardiovascular fitness at a 10 week before the intervention half-mile run,academic achievement at a 10 week before the intervention language and mathematics tests | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| inhibitory control at a 10 week after end of the intervention overweight children reported outcome using Stroop test,cardiovascular fitness at a 10 week after end of the intervention overweight children reported outcome using half-mile run,academic achievement at a 10 week after end of the intervention overweight children reported outcome using language and mathematics tests | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactChunHao Wang
National Cheng Kung University
Outcome results
None listed