TY - JOUR
T1 - Conducting exercise trials for obese adolescents within the effectiveness setting
T2 - A response with commentary to Ejima et al. (2019)
AU - Chang, Yu Kai
AU - Alderman, Brandon L.
AU - Chu, Chien Heng
AU - Hung, Tsung Min
AU - Liu, Jen Hao
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 105-2628-H-003-004-MY3 , and 107-2628-H-003-003-MY3 ), and by the National Taiwan Normal University from the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan . The authors thank Feng-Tzu Chen and Tai-Fen Song for their contributions to manuscript preparation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - We appreciate Ejima et al.‘s interest in and comments towards our article describing a 12-week randomized controlled trial of a coordination exercise program on cognitive function in obese adolescents that was conducted at a junior high school in Taipei City, Taiwan (Liu et al., 2018). Ejima et al. mentioned the apparent extraordinary effects of the interv ention on body mass index (BMI) both in the magnitude of the effects and distribution of the weight loss. On several points, we agree with Ejima et al. and in the spirit of transparency and reproducibility, we appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight about our study. We also genuinely appreciate Ejima et al.‘s time and efforts in reviewing our study and analyzing the data, and helping to uncover these mistakes. We hope this commentary aids in better understanding the findings from Liu et al. (2018) and in encouraging future effectiveness trials aimed at improving cognitive function, fitness, and BMI among obese adolescents.
AB - We appreciate Ejima et al.‘s interest in and comments towards our article describing a 12-week randomized controlled trial of a coordination exercise program on cognitive function in obese adolescents that was conducted at a junior high school in Taipei City, Taiwan (Liu et al., 2018). Ejima et al. mentioned the apparent extraordinary effects of the interv ention on body mass index (BMI) both in the magnitude of the effects and distribution of the weight loss. On several points, we agree with Ejima et al. and in the spirit of transparency and reproducibility, we appreciate the opportunity to set the record straight about our study. We also genuinely appreciate Ejima et al.‘s time and efforts in reviewing our study and analyzing the data, and helping to uncover these mistakes. We hope this commentary aids in better understanding the findings from Liu et al. (2018) and in encouraging future effectiveness trials aimed at improving cognitive function, fitness, and BMI among obese adolescents.
KW - Adolescent obesity
KW - Methodological considerations
KW - Motivation
KW - Social support
KW - Weight loss
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101605
DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101605
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074484061
VL - 46
JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
JF - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
SN - 1469-0292
M1 - 101605
ER -
