Status:
COMPLETED
Genetics, Brain Structure and Thinking Skills in Autism
Lead Sponsor:
The Cleveland Clinic
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Conditions:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-50 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to better understand the genetic, biochemical, cognitive and behavioral symptom abnormalities that contribute to autism spectrum disorders. The investigators anticipate...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of autism
- Consent from parents or guardians or an adult with or suspected of having an autism spectrum disorder that does not require a legal guardian or an adult who is the healthy sibling of an individual with an autism spectrum disorder.
- Youth ages 2-17 and adults ages 18-50. Youths and adults who are able (some young or severely impaired participants may not be able to provide assent) will be asked to provide assent.
- Families with multiple children who meet the above inclusion criteria will be permitted to have as many children participate as they wish.
- Youth ages 2-17 and adults ages 18-50 who do not have an autism spectrum disorder or are not suspected of having an autism spectrum disorder and who have a sibling with an autism spectrum disorder who has participated in the present study.
Exclusion
- Clinically significant medical disease that would prohibit participation in the study procedures.
- Children younger than 2 years old and adults older than 50 years old.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
138 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01451983
Start Date
May 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2014
Last Update
January 14 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Cleveland Clinic Center for Autism
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44104