Status:
UNKNOWN
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Development in Autism
Lead Sponsor:
UMC Utrecht
Conditions:
Autism
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-18 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate brain development in autism by longitudinally assessing children with autism, as well as typically developing controls, using advanced MR techniques. We wil...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 6 - 18 years at initial MRI
- Inclusion criteria for subjects with autism
- 1\) DSM-IV (APA, 1994) diagnosis of autism, according to ADI-R interview
- Inclusion criteria for controls
- no DSM-IV (APA, 1994) diagnosis, according to DISC interview
- no scores in the clinical range on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher Rating Form (TRF)
- IQ \> 70
Exclusion
- major illness of the cardiovascular, the endocrine, the pulmonal or the gastrointestinal system
- presence of metal objects in or around the body (pacemaker, dental braces)
- history of or present neurological disorder
- for individuals over 12 years of age: legal incompetence, defined as the obvious inability to comprehend the information that is presented by the investigator and is outlined in the Information letter and on which the decision to participate in the study is to be based
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00449566
Start Date
January 1 2006
Last Update
March 20 2007
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Dept. of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands, 3584CX