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Sensory and Behavioral Aspects With Particular Attention to Food Selectivity in Children With Autism

NCT06335030 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-03-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Brief Summary: Eating problems and in particular food selectivity is a condition that worsens a long-life disorder such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) , both on an individual level, both on family and social ones .

Children (2-6 years) diagnosed with ASD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 Edition (DSM5) criteria were enrolled in an observational, cross-sectional and multicentric study conducted by three different Italian clinical centers. Regarding this sample, principal aims of the study are to describe characteristics of food selectivity, to evaluate its correlation with ASD symptoms, with cognitive and adaptive functioning of ASD preschoolers, to describe its impact on parental stress.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ospedale Borgo Trento - Verona

    collaborator OTHER

  • Università degli Studi di Trento

    collaborator OTHER

  • IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raffaella Tancredi · IRCCS Stella Maris

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-29
Primary Completion
2024-01-30
Completion
2024-11-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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