Status:

RECRUITING

Autism Spectrum Disorders: Double Blind Randomized Placebo-control Active Pilot Study of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Applied to the Superior Temporal Sulcus

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fondation de France

Fondation Malakoff Médéric

Conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

17-25 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Difficulties in social interactions are the core feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are characterized by abnormal social perception, mainly concerning eye gaze. Anatomo-functional abnormali...

Detailed Description

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are neuro-developmental disorders presumably related to neural circuit alterations. The symptoms, that start very early in development and persist through adulthood, ca...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Male or female patient diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-V and ADI-R
  • Patient aged 17 to 25
  • Patient apt to undergo an MRI
  • Patient affiliated with a social security system or beneficiary of such system
  • Informed consent signed by the patient or his legal guardian.
  • Exclusion Criteria :
  • Presence of a somatic pathology
  • Presence of a neurological pathology
  • Presence of epilepsy, history of seizure.
  • Initiation, discontinuation or modification of neuroleptics or benzodiazepines treatment in the previous month
  • Contraindication to MRI (pacemaker, intracorporeal metallic foreign body, metal worker)
  • Contraindication to the use of TMS (epilepsy and family epilepsy, presence of craniotomy scar, pacemaker or pacemaker, intraocular or intracerebral metallic foreign body, cochlear implant, cardiac valve or metallic surgical arterial material, metallic material capable of concentrating radio frequency pulses)
  • Pregnancy and breast-feeding
  • Participation in another pilot study or clinical trial that does not allow participation in this protocol.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 2 2022

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04442061

    Start Date

    February 2 2022

    End Date

    December 1 2026

    Last Update

    November 20 2025

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    Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades - Service de radiologie pédiatrique

    Paris, France, 75015