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Impacts of coordinative training on normal weight and overweight/obese children's attentional performance
Gallotta MC, Emerenziani GP, Iazzoni S, Meucci M, Baldari C, Guidetti L
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 2015 Oct 28;9(577):Epub
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

This study investigated the efficacy of a physical activity (PA) program to improve the attention span in normal weight versus overweight/obese children. The study was designed as a cluster-randomized controlled intervention. One hundred fifty-seven normal weight and overweight/obese primary school children were randomly divided in three cohorts: traditional PA, coordinative PA and a control group (not attending any PA). Before and after 5 months of intervention, children were administered the d2-R test of attention. Results showed that participants' attentional performances were significantly affected by time (pre versus post; p < 0.01) and by time x group interaction (traditional versus coordinative versus control; p < 0.001), revealing significant different effects of intervention/exercise modality on children's attentional performance, independently of their weight status. These data suggest that a 5-month school-based PA intervention can improve the cognitive performance in children. Further, the coordinative PA intervention resulted in the most significant improvement in children's attention.

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