Study of Fluoxetine in Autism

NCT ID: NCT00515320

Last Updated: 2012-04-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

158 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-08-31

Study Completion Date

2009-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of fluoxetine orally dissolving tablets (ODT) on the repetitive behaviors core domain in children and adolescents with Autistic Disorder. The study will also investigate the effect of fluoxetine on the improvement of symptoms and the effects on daily living of the patient's family.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Autistic Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Fluoxetine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fluoxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Once daily oral dispersible tablet 2mg 9mg or 18mg

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral dispersible tablet placebo

Interventions

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Fluoxetine

Once daily oral dispersible tablet 2mg 9mg or 18mg

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Oral dispersible tablet placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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NPL-2008

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Meets DSM-IV criteria for autistic disorder, .
* CYBOCS-PDD score of at least 10 at screening.

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome or Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.
* Patients planning to commence cognitive behaviour therapy during the period of the study or those who have begun cognitive behaviour therapy within 8 weeks prior to enrolment.
* Patients who are currently taking fluoxetine or who have previously taken it are not eligible for the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Autism Speaks

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Neuropharm

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Southwest Autism Research and Resource Centre

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

University of California Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status

University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Institute for Behavioral Medicine

Smyrna, Georgia, United States

Site Status

University of Illinois

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

AMR-Baber Research Inc.

Naperville, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Harvard Medical School

Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

CRCNJ

Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Long Island Jewish Hospital

Bethpage, New York, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic/ Merck Child Outpatient Clinic

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Red Oak Psychiatry Associates

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Seattle Children's Hosptial University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Iffland M, Livingstone N, Jorgensen M, Hazell P, Gillies D. Pharmacological intervention for irritability, aggression, and self-injury in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Oct 9;10(10):CD011769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011769.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37811711 (View on PubMed)

Herscu P, Handen BL, Arnold LE, Snape MF, Bregman JD, Ginsberg L, Hendren R, Kolevzon A, Melmed R, Mintz M, Minshew N, Sikich L, Attalla A, King B, Owley T, Childress A, Chugani H, Frazier J, Cartwright C, Murphy T; Autism Speaks Autism Clinical Trials Network. The SOFIA Study: Negative Multi-center Study of Low Dose Fluoxetine on Repetitive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents with Autistic Disorder. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Sep;50(9):3233-3244. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04120-y.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31267292 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.autismspeaks.org

www.autismspeaks.org

Other Identifiers

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NPL-2008-4-AUTUS-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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