Cognitive Function and Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents

Imperial College London Diabetes Centre

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cognitive Orientation; Obesity, Adolescent; Obesity, Childhood

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03963557

IREC035

Details and patient eligibility

About

The child will complete computerized tasks and paper-pencil test, and will be presented with symbols, letters, or numbers on a computer screen and asked to respond by pressing a button on the computer. Before each task a researcher will explain the instructions of the task and assess if the child needs a break before completing the next task. While the child is completing computerized tasks, the parent/guardian will be asked to fill out paper-pencil questionnaires about the child and to sign a release of medical information form so that we can study how physical markers of health effect cognition.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Local population (based on ethnicity)
• Healthy or overweight/obese

Exclusion criteria

• History of developmental delay or disorders
• History of any medical conditions ( that may impact the development)

Trial design

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Healthy participants

Description:

BMI 5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile

Overweight/Obese participants

Description:

BMI 85th percentile or more