Status:

WITHDRAWN

Cortical Metrics in Intervention Trials With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Collaborating Sponsors:

North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute

Conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Eligibility:

MALE

8-12 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The investigators overarching aim is to obtain preliminary data to support a larger grant to validate a novel objective, physiologically-based outcome measure for clinical trials in autism spectrum di...

Detailed Description

The cortical metric is a single numeric measurement that is calculated using a multi-parametric mathematical approach from a series of measurements of the speed, intensity, diameter, and distance betw...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Group 1 Typically Developing Youth: We will recruit 30 typically developing boys 8-12 years old to participate in a screening visit, and two tactile perception sessions (visit 1 and 2).
  • Healthy Male Boys ages 8-12
  • Normal developmental milestones and school performance
  • Primary caretaker is able to participate in study appointments as is indicated

Exclusion

  • Significant lifetime medical history including non-febrile seizures, neurological problems, psychiatric problems or learning disabilities
  • Any sensory impairment (i.e. deafness or blindness)
  • 1st or 2nd degree family members with a history of ASD
  • 1st or 2nd degree family members with ADHD or other developmental problems
  • Adverse reaction to dextromethorphan
  • Inability to successfully complete and fully understand the reaction time subtest (cortical metrics)
  • Group 2 Youth with ASD: 8-12 years old: \> 30 boys will be recruited who have a known or suspected diagnosis of ASD confirmed by DSM-5 checklist and the ADOS-2 at screening.
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Male Boys ages 8-12 with ASD (confirmed by DSM-5 checklist and the ADOS-2)
  • IQ's should be within the normal range (≥ 70) (by prior testing or Stanford Binet 5 at screening)
  • Primary caretaker is able to participate in study appointments as is clinically indicated
  • Ability of child to participate in all aspects of the protocol per investigator clinical judgment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02212275

Start Date

August 1 2015

End Date

July 1 2016

Last Update

August 25 2016

Active Locations (2)

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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27517

2

Duke Center for Autism and Brain Development

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710