Clinical trials: Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Role of GABAergic Transmission in Auditory Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome. Researchers think brain development may be controlled by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
- Trial name
- NCT04798274
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Exploring Eye Vergence Markers ADHD) and ASD
The investigators study aims to evaluate the utility of eye vergence, an eye-tracking measure, as an indicator of visuo-spatial attention in children aged 4-17 years and adults, using computer-based eye-tracking tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT06885060
- Testing
- BGaze ADHD Diagnostic Test, Oddball/Alerting Computer Task, Facical Emotion Computer Task
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Kilbey
Healthy, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Build-up of Action Representation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are highly debilitating developmental syndromes which core feature is social and communications disorders.
- Trial name
- ASD-BARN (NCT03108976)
- Testing
- Behavioral assessments, Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Food Selectivity
Healthy Eating ASD
Most studies which have addressed food selectivity among children with autism spectrum disorders have been conducted in either clinic or home settings.
- Trial name
- NCT04075552
- Testing
- Pre Meal Presentation, Pre Meal Presentation + Modeling, Pre Meal Presentation + Token Economy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Parent Training to Enhance Social Success for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit characteristic deficits in social initiation and there are no empirically validated treatments specifically for this core deficit.
- Trial name
- NCT03177525
- Testing
- Social SUCCESS, Wait List
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program
To address the dual needs of parents for support in navigating Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) services and maintaining positive family functioning, the investigators propose to test Autism Parent Navigators (APN), an innovative…
- Trial name
- APN (NCT04744428)
- Testing
- Autism Parent Navigators, Peer mentoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Ambassador Program
The investigators are evaluating the implementation and the effectiveness of a medical student staffed support program (ASAP) for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder coming into Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital…
- Trial name
- ASAP (NCT02842671)
- Testing
- Assigned Ambassador
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mental Health Issue, Anxiety Disorders
Culture and Well-being: Art as Prescription Therapy ("Art on Prescription")
Stratified randomised controlled trial with two arms: arts intervention (any of the arts interventions, see list), which we call here Active Group (AG) vs waitlist control (WL).
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Emotional Disorder
- Trial name
- AoP (NCT06361667)
- Testing
- Arts
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KAVADIA ELENI
Language Impairment, Autism
Pilot Evaluation of the Developed Syntactic-Semantic Visual Configuration Intervention for Children With Language Impairment
This study will pilot a newly developed Syntactic-Semantic Visual Configuration Intervention (SSVCI) designed to help Urdu-speaking children with language impairment improve their ability to understand and produce phrases and…
- Conditions
- Language Impairment, Autism, Hearing Impaired Children, Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07786545
- Testing
- Syntactic-Semantic Visual Configuration Intervention (SSVCI)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Autism
Physical Fitness in Autism
Although there are some studies investigating the physical activity levels of children with autism in the literature, no comprehensive study investigating the relationship between posture and physical fitness parameters, family…
- Trial name
- NCT04199507
- Testing
- physical fitness assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Mental Health, Neurodevelopment
Investigating the Impacts of Early Life Experience on the Brain & Behaviour
The aim of this study is to learn more about how early life experience influences the brain, behaviour, and the immune system later in life.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Neurodevelopment, ADHD, Autism
- Trial name
- NCT06823492
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Autism Spectrum Disorder
REGulatory T Cells in Autism Induced by Maternal Immune Activation
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) represent a heterogeneous clinical entity of neurodevelopmental disorders affecting around 1% of the general population (Lord et al. 2020).
- Trial name
- REGAIN (NCT06169111)
- Testing
- REGulatory T cells in Autism induced by maternal Immune activation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Language Development Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Parent-Level Predictors of Early Language Interaction Quality and Intervention Outcomes
Children with poor early language skills are at risk for academic, social, vocational, and health difficulties across the lifespan.
- Trial name
- NCT03525951
- Testing
- Enhanced Milieu Teaching, no intervention comparison group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Assessing the Effectiveness of Reciprocal Imitation Teaching in Part C Early Intervention Settings (Sprout Study)
Despite strong consensus that early, specialized intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can have a dramatic impact on outcomes, the public health system's capacity to provide such services is severely…
- Trial name
- NCT05425277
- Testing
- Reciprocal Intervention Teaching (RIT), Daily Routines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Epilepsy, Migraine
Clinical Applications of High-Frequency Oscillations
The objective of this study is to utilize high-frequency brain signals (HFBS) to localize functional brain areas and characterize HFBS in epilepsy, migraine, and other brain disorders.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Migraine, Headache, Pain
- Trial name
- HFOs (NCT00600717)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Autism, Developmental Disabilities
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children and Adolescents With Autism and Multiple Complex Developmental Disorders
This study aims to investigate the overlap and differences between autism and MCDD as neuropsychiatric childhood disorders. MRI scans are acquired from subjects with autism, subjects with a diagnosis of MCDD and typically…
- Trial name
- NCT00161135
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory and Connectivity Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Study the neural substrates of autism spectrum disorders using neuroimaging methods such as MEG/EEG/MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT00956579
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Autism
Psychophysiological Effects of Lactobacillus Plantarum PS128 in Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) comprises a complex group of disorders of neuronal development characterized by social and communication impairment along with presence of repetitive and restrictive behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT03982290
- Testing
- Probiotic, Lactobacillus plantarum PS128
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder
Somatic Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Data Integration
Autistic patients have higher rates of co-morbid somatic symptoms. Thus, compared to the general population, they experience more health-related concerns, such as autoimmune disease, gastrointestinal disease, cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT05886361
- Testing
- No intervention involved
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Autism Spectrum Disorder, High-functioning Autism
Neuralized1 and RGS14 Genes
Autism is a broad spectrum neurodevelopmental disease. Some individuals with ADS by high cognitive functions are diagnosed with High Functioning Autism (HFA).
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, High-functioning Autism, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT04865198
- Testing
- Neurl1 gene expression, RGS14 gene expression
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University