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Pilot Study of Diet and Behavior in Children With Autism

NCT01625299 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2012-06-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

We hypothesize that in children with autism dietary antigens can change the intestine, making it "leaky" and then affecting the brain changing their behavior.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Gluten and dry milk

0.5 g/kg/day of gluten 0.5 g/kg/day of dry milk

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Rice flour 1.0 g/kg/day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fernando Navarro, M.D> · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-03-31
Completion
2011-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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