Nutrition and Cognitive Function in Preadolescents

NCT ID: NCT02636998

Last Updated: 2025-01-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

116 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-06-30

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study is designed to evaluate cognitive function in preadolescents who have different body mass indexes.

Detailed Description

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The investigators plan to document differences between normal weight and obese preadolescents on psychological and neurocognitive measures of executive function controlling for factors known to influence brain function and behavior not considered in previous studies.

Conditions

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Healthy Children

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Normal weight

BMI \<85th percentile

No interventions assigned to this group

Obese

BMI \> 95th percentile

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Normal weight (BMI: \<85th percentile) or obese (BMI: \>95th percentile)
* Right hand dominance
* Report eating breakfast at least 4 days/week
* Able to hear at least 20 dB stimulus
* Visual acuity must be at least 20/40
* Arithmetic Computation Task
* Biological mother available to attend the enrollment study visit

Exclusion Criteria

* Full Scale IQ \<80
* Children taking medications or having chronic illnesses/disorders that may independently affect study outcome measures (as determined by the PI)
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Locations

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Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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204071

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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