Status:
WITHDRAWN
Triadic Interactions of Families With Autism and Oxytocin
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Autism Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The study will investigate the effects of an intranasal administration of oxytocin (OT) to parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) on the quality of mother-father-child interactions. ...
Detailed Description
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a continuum of neurodevelopmental disorders associated with significant communication, social, and behavioral deficits including impairments in verbal and nonverbal c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For parents of patients with ASD and TD controls:
- Age between 25 and 60 years old
- Live with child
- Read and communicate in English
- For patient with ASD:
- Age between 7 and 12 years old
- Lives with parents
- Has diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, or pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified(PDD-NOS)
- Communicates in English
- Has IQ at or above 75
- For TD controls:
- Age between 7 and 12 years
- Lives with parents
Exclusion
- For parents of patients with ASD and TD controls:
- Female parents who state they are pregnant or have a positive pregnancy test
- Severe psychiatric, neurologic or medical illness
- Severe nasal pathology, atrophic rhinitis, recurrent nose bleeds, or history of cranial-surgical procedures (hypophysectomy)
- History of severe psychiatric diagnosis including schizophrenia, bipolar, and autism
- Divorce or separation
- Hypertension, pacemaker, cardiovascular medications
- For patients with ASD:
- IQ lower than 75
- For TD controls:
- Current psychiatric illness or developmental disability
- Current psychiatric medication
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01912378
Start Date
August 1 2013
End Date
May 1 2015
Last Update
January 16 2019
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94118