Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 4Years - 17Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
NCT04446442

Cerebellar tDCS in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Led by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Updated on 2025-05-01

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Participants Needed

2

Research Sites

356 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

U

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Lead Sponsor

U

United States Department of Defense

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether tDCS to the cerebellum (specifically, the right crus I/II area of the cerebellum) of children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is safe and to examine its effects on some of the symptoms of ASD, such as repetitive behaviors and hyperactivity.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Cerebellar tDCS in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Who Can Participate

Age: 4Years - 17Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Age between 4 and 17 years
  • Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder using ADOS-2
  • IQ score of at least 70 (no less than 1.5 standard deviations below the mean)
  • Language skills include flexible, spontaneous, simple sentences
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Presence of brain implants, metal implants, pacemakers, or other biomedical devices
  • Diagnosis of epilepsy
  • Hearing or visual impairments
  • History of brain injury
  • Known brain abnormalities not related to autism spectrum disorder

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 2 locations

1

Children's Medical Center

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235

Actively Recruiting

2

University of Texas Southwestern

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390

Actively Recruiting

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Research Team

P

Peter Tsai, MD, PhD

CONTACT

A

Amy Magallanes

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

TRIPLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

OTHER

Number of Arms

2

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