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Validation Study of the Performance of the French Version of the Autism Mental Status Examination Scale as a Tool for Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults

NCT06549179 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 410

Last updated 2025-09-25

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Summary

To improve diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), expert centers have been set up in France since 2000/2010. However, waiting times in these centers are long, mean of 19 months for adults, and more than half the people seen do not end up with an ASD, even though referral by a psychiatrist is increasingly required.

Therefore, validated diagnostic tools for screening before referral are needed. The Autism Mental Status Exam (AMSE), a 8-item tool, which is quick and easy to use, appears to have excellent sensitivity (0.91) and specificity (0.93). However, this tool was only evaluated when used by experts and on a sample of 50 patients.

The hypothesis of this study is that the AMSE, used by non-expert psychiatrists, has sufficiently good diagnostic performance (minimal sensitivity and specificity of respectively 93% and 65%) to be used in screening adults with suspected ASD.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

AMSE

Evaluation of the performance of the French-language AMSE tool used by non-expert psychiatrists and psychologists, trained in the tool, in the identification of ASD in adults.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-11-04
Primary Completion
2027-11-01
Completion
2027-11-01

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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