Status:
UNKNOWN
EEG Studies of Sensory Processing in Autistic Children
Lead Sponsor:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
CURE Foundation
The Commonwealth Fund
Conditions:
Autism
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-8 years
Brief Summary
This study uses EEG to study brain waves at rest and in response to specific auditory and visual sensory stimuli in autistic children. We hypothesize that, compared to same age peers, autistics will s...
Detailed Description
Specific Aims: Aim 1: To recruit 75 children with autism and 75 age- and sex-matched controls ages 6 to 8 years old for an electrophysiological study and to characterize the subjects using appropriat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- autistic children or their younger siblings between the ages of 3 months to 8 year
- Controls: typically developing children 3mo to 8 years without known language or social disorder and not related to child with autism
Exclusion
- progressive encephalopathy, treatment with multiple antiepileptic drugs, known genetic diagnosis.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
130 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00319722
Start Date
February 1 2006
End Date
March 1 2011
Last Update
May 4 2010
Active Locations (1)
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MGH LADDERS Clinic
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States, 02421