Status:

COMPLETED

Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcome of Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

10-25 years

Brief Summary

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a common childhood-onset, multi-factorial, highly heritable, clinically and genetically heterogeneous, neurodevelopmental disorder. Due to its high prevalence and se...

Detailed Description

Primary Aim: To investigate the neuropsychological, neuroimaging, social cognitive, and psychosocial outcomes at adolescence and young adulthood among children with ASD as compared to typically devel...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASD participants
  • that they have a clinical diagnosis of autistic disorder or Asperger disorder defined by the DSM-IV and ICD-10 criteria, made by board-certificated child psychiatrists and who were clinically diagnosed with ASD confirmed by the ADI-R 7 years ago;
  • their ages range from 10 to 25 (i.e., 3-18 years old at the first assessment);
  • both parents are Han Chinese;
  • who have complete clinical and behavioral data at the 1st assessment;
  • participants and their parents consented to participate in this longitudinal study 7 years ago for complete assessments (3 visits of assessments) at follow-up.
  • Inclusion Criteria for TD controls, who will be recruited either by school teachers or from the community, are that they are Han Chinese, consent to the study (if age \<18, parents, too) to complete all the assessments.

Exclusion

  • For TD controls:
  • comorbidity with DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5 diagnoses of ASD, ADHD, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, other psychotic disorder, organic psychosis, schizotypal personality disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, severe anxiety disorders or substance use;
  • comorbidity with neurological or systemic disorders; and
  • having a first degree relative who may have ASD based on family history method assessment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2015

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

523 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02233348

Start Date

January 1 2015

End Date

December 31 2019

Last Update

September 2 2021

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National Taiwan Univeristy Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan