Clinical trials: Autistic Behavior
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD
Effects of Parent-child Co-participation in Physical Activity
Literature reviews and studies of physical activity (PA) interventions suggest that active parental involvement is an important component of supporting PA levels in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT07236346
- Testing
- A parent-child co-participation in physical activity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayburt University
Nature, Human, Microbial Colonization
Biodiversity Interventions for Assisted Living Centers
Biodiversity is essential for nature and human well-being. Land use has reduced biodiversity in cities, which weakens the functionality of the urban ecosystems and the well-being of citizens.
- Conditions
- Nature, Human, Microbial Colonization, Well-Being, Psychological, Immune System and Related Disorders
- Trial name
- BIWE (NCT06390683)
- Testing
- Rewilding
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natural Resources Institute Finland
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Restricted Behavior
Modified Pivotal Response Treatment for Insistence on Sameness in Autistic Youth
The purpose of this open label trial is to examine the preliminary feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a 12-week behavioral intervention program (1 hour/week) to treat insistence on sameness (e.g., difficulty…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Restricted Behavior, Autism
- Trial name
- M-PRT-IS (NCT06362733)
- Testing
- Modified Pivotal Response Treatment for Insistence on Sameness in Autistic Youth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Music for Autism (M4A)
The Music for Autism (M4A) trial evaluates the neurobehavioral outcomes of a music therapy (MT) intervention, compared to a matched play therapy (PT) intervention, on social communication skills, brain connectivity and structural…
- Trial name
- M4A (NCT04936048)
- Testing
- Music Therapy, Play therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Norway
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
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 Disorders
Virtual Reality Social Cognition Training for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders
The purpose of this study is to predict and explain on the basis of brain function and structure the behavioral and brain effects of an evidence-based intervention for adults with high-functioning autism, Virtual Reality-Social…
- Trial name
- NCT02139514
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Social Cognition Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Assessment of Factors Which Predict Improvement in Children With PDD After a Year of Integrative Therapy
The aim of the current research is to assess the efficiency of the Integrative Therapy among children with PDD after a year of treatment in kindergartens in Ashdod, Israel.
- Trial name
- NCT00531830
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BeerYaakov Mental Health Center
Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
Healthy Lifestyles for People With Intellectual Disabilities
Relatively few health promotion and disease prevention programs have included or targeted people with disabilities, and even fewer have focused on individuals with intellectual disabilities.
- Conditions
- Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disabilities
- Trial name
- HLID (NCT00597948)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Motor Impairments in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Multimodal Approach
The general goal of the present proposal, Progetto MOSAICO, is the identification of a multimodal panel of neuropsychological, kinematic, neurophysiological, and genetic markers associated with motor abnormalities present in ASD.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual Disability
- Trial name
- MOSAICO (NCT04769011)
- Testing
- Clinical evaluation, Neuropsychological evaluation, Neurophysiological evaluation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Repetitive Compulsive Behavior
Amitriptyline for Repetitive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The investigators will recruit 30 children and adolescents (15 per group x 2 groups) aged 6 to 17 years with ASD and significant repetitive behaviors that cause problems to them and to others around them.
- Trial name
- NCT04725383
- Testing
- amitriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Depressive Disorder, Major, Bipolar Disorder
Characterization of the Prosocial and Prosexual Effects of GHB
The purpose of this study is to determine whether gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) has prosocial and prosexual effects in healthy male participants, and to characterize these putative effects via behavioral tests, functional magnetic…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Major, Bipolar Disorder, Autistic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02342366
- Testing
- GHB 35 mg/kg p.o., GHB 20 mg/kg p.o.
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder: BAEPs Findings and Behavioral Responses to Sounds
There are many studies in the literature that study the sensory profile of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which can essentially have three types of behavior: (1) Registration, (2) Seeking, (3) Sensitivity, and (4)…
- Trial name
- NCT05520632
- Testing
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar
Autism Spectrum Disorder With Intellectual Deficiency
Recording Stress Biomarkers in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The goal of this observational study is to learn how stress affects children and young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- STRESSDEFIS (NCT07535801)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite Cote d'Azur
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Biomarkers of ASD/ADHD and Factors Affecting Anxiety and Depression in Children and Young Adults
The PUREMIND OS1/OS2 study is a multinational, prospective, longitudinal observational study designed to identify early neurophysiological, biological, environmental, and psychosocial markers associated with neurodevelopmental…
- Conditions
- ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
- Trial name
- PUREMIND-OS (NCT07570381)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Researchers at Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute are conducting a study about mitochondrial function in children. The study involves up to 5 visits to Arkansas Children's Hospital with fasting blood draws…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Mitochondrial Disease, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- Mito (NCT02000284)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social Cognitive Development in Young Children With Autism
Through the development of a novel treatment targeting core Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) social deficits and studying the efficacy of this intervention, the investigators hope to provide a means for children with ASD to more…
- Trial name
- NCT01425918
- Testing
- Social Enhancement Intervention, Parent Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
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)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Multi-Media Social Skills Project for Adults
This study is investigating the development of a social skills training program for adults with Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism, ages 18 to 35 years. The Principal Investigator for this study is Dr.
- Trial name
- NCT02995564
- Testing
- social skills therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder
D-Cycloserine and Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of D-cycloserine for improving social impairment in child with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD).
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder NOS
- Trial name
- NCT01086475
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Parents
Virtual Reality Experiences as Tools to Support Mental Health in Parents of Children With Autism
Mindfulness is a technique that involves the intentional and non-judgmental regulation of attention to the present moment, with curiosity, openness, and acceptance, as per its definition.
- Trial name
- Mind-VR (NCT05852795)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-mediated Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Virtual Reality-mediated Mindfulness-Based Interventions without audio guided experience
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica