Early Characteristics of Autism

NCT00090415 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2012-06-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will identify factors that distinguish children with autism from children with developmental delay and those with normal development and study the efficacy of intensive behavioral therapy in children with autism.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intensive behavioral therapy

Participants will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and will complete various activities to determine brain functioning. In addition, children with autism will take part in intensive behavioral therapy at least 4 hours every day for the duration of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Elizabeth Aylward, PhD · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
30 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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