Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Characterization Study

NCT ID: NCT00801554

Last Updated: 2013-10-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

26 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-04-30

Brief Summary

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The overarching aim of the study is to characterize children and adults with ASDs, and compare them with age-matched controls in relation to their functioning in family, academic, employment, and social spheres. Subjects will be comprehensively assessed in multiple non-overlapping domains of functioning, using psychiatric, cognitive, and psychosocial instruments.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Keywords

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Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD Autism Asperger's Syndrome PDD-NOS Pervasive Developmental Disorders- Not Otherwise Specified Adults Children

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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ASD

Children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

No interventions assigned to this group

Non-ASD

Healthy volunteers who have never been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder in their lifetime.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age: 6-60 years old
* For subjects who have ASD: Meet DSM-IV PDD criteria based on clinical assessment including PDD module of structured interview
* For subjects who have ASD: One parent/guardian available for interviews about each subject. If a parent or guardian is not available, a reliable adult reporter identified by the subject available for an interview
* Full-scale IQ of above 80

Exclusion Criteria

* Major sensorimotor handicaps (e.g. deafness, blindness)
* Any severely unstable psychiatric conditions including the following: psychosis, suicidality, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders (alcohol or drugs) that would require in-patient hospitalization.
* Inadequate command of the English language.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Joseph Biederman, MD

Chief, Clinical and Research Program in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Joseph Biederman, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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2007-P-001951

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id