Status:
COMPLETED
Early Nutritional Intervention in Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
Hamad Medical Corporation
Collaborating Sponsors:
Qatar University
Heidelberg University
Conditions:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Stable Clinical Condition in the Last 3 Months
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-10 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Nutritional supplements like vitamin B6 and magnesium have demonstrated to have beneficial effects in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The underlying theory for these effects is that spe...
Detailed Description
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopment disorders characterized by impairments in social relatedness and communication, repetitive behaviors, abnormal movement patterns, and sensory dysf...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children between 2-6 years of age referred to Pediatrics Rehabilitation Clinic with suspected ASD and pre-screened with DSM IV-R.
- Each patient will be free of psychoactive medication for at least 3 months prior to the entry into the trial.
Exclusion
- \- Patients with chronic illness or known hormonal or metabolic disease.
- Patients with known genetic or chromosomal syndromes.
- Inability of parents to give informed consent, travel to the clinic visits, administer study medication or arrange for completion of rating scales.
- We will not to exclude children on other concurrent medications (e.g. antibiotics for intercurrent illnesses, etc.) but will record these medications and control their presence in the final analysis. Furthermore, we will not to exclude children with other co- morbid neurological disorders (e.g. seizure disorder may be present in up to 25% of autistic patients). We will record these conditions and use them in the predictor model to understand their relationship with our current management protocol.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01230359
Start Date
April 1 2010
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
July 19 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Rumailah Hospital
Doha, Qatar, Qatar, 3050