Status:
COMPLETED
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) for the Study of Response Inhibition, and Face and Linguistic Processing in Autism
Lead Sponsor:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions:
Autism
Asperger's Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Brief Summary
This study investigates face processing, response inhibition and phoneme processing in autistic adults by fMRI.
Detailed Description
Fifteen adult outpatients with high functioning autism or Asperger's Syndrome will be recruited. Fifteen healthy volunteers matched for age and IQ will also be recruited. Participants will undergo an ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age range of 18-50 years old
- Diagnosis: autism spectrum disorder by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) and Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R)
- Intelligence quotient (IQ) \> 80
- Outpatients
Exclusion
- Subjects with epilepsy
- Subjects with history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or other Axis 1 mental disorders, such as bipolar disorder
- Subjects reporting history of encephalitis, phenylketonuria, tuberous sclerosis, fragile X syndrome, anoxia during birth, neurofibromatosis, hypomelanosis of Ito, hypothyroidism, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and maternal rubella
- Subjects who have received depot neuroleptic medication, or other psychoactive drugs within the past 5 weeks.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2004
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00211783
Start Date
November 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
June 28 2012
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10029