The Purpose of This Research is to Investigate the Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Executive Function in Obese Children

Launched by JING XIN · Jul 18, 2024

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This clinical trial is studying how aerobic exercise, like playing football and volleyball, might help improve certain thinking skills in obese children aged 8 to 10 years. The researchers want to find out if exercise makes a difference in areas like working memory, the ability to focus, and flexibility in thinking compared to children who do not participate in these activities. They will compare the results of children who exercise for three months with those who continue with their regular school routines.

To be eligible for this trial, children need to be classified as obese and should have no other serious health issues. They also need to be able to safely participate in the exercise program. Throughout the study, participants will have their thinking skills tested before and after the exercise period to see if there are any improvements. It’s important to note that if a child misses too many sessions or is involved in other exercise programs, they may not be able to participate. This research hopes to shed light on how physical activity can benefit children's overall cognitive abilities.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age: Obese children aged 8-10 years.
• • The body weight was obese or above.
• • There was no history of other concomitant diseases related to obesity,Children with simple obesity.
• • Normal blood pressure.
• • The International Physical Activity Scale (IPAQ, Chinese version) measured participants 'physical activity in the past 7 days, with internal consistency reliability r = 0.927(Qiu NN, 2004).
• • The physical condition Safety questionnaire (PAR-Q) was used to ensure that the exercise in thistest could be completed safely(Appendix2).
• • Uncorrected or corrected visual acuity was normal.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • In the process of the experiment, it is necessary to participate in other forms of intervention experiments. If the members of the experimental group or the control group are engaged in regular exercise or planned training, they need to be excluded from the experiment.
• • If the members of the experimental group are absent from work for more than1 week, the samples will be deemed to fall off. If the members of the experimental group and the control group fail to participate in any of the data collection on time, they will be excluded.
• • Before and after the experiment, the members of the experimental group or the control group who limited their movement due to sprain and other reasons were excluded.They were randomly divided into experimental group and control group.