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Reading Ability in Childhood Obesity

NCT06295406 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-08-26

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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.

Conditions

  • Obesity, Childhood
  • Obesity, Adolescent

Interventions

OTHER

Neuropsychological 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 & Collaborators

  • Istituto Auxologico Italiano

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-12-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-30
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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