effect of vitamin D on Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Conditions
- autism spectrum disorders.Autistic disorderF84.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20131013014994N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
The desire for parental collaboration
The age range of 3 to 13 years
The diagnosis of autism disorder based on DSM-5 criteria
Reluctance to continue cooperation
Children with significant hearing loss and vision loss
Other neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, phenylketonuria, seizure disorders
History of head trauma, genetic abnormalities, premature children, children with nutritional and malnutrition problems, children with digestive problems, immune disorders, children with endocrine diseases, cardiovascular, pulmonary, kidney, liver
Children two months prior to study Supplements or the following medications: vitamin A, vitamin D, fish liver oil, steroids, cimetidine, heparin, diuretics, digoxin, diltiazem and verapamil
Children with serum vitamin D levels above 80 ng / ml
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of autism. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 12 weeks after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: By Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) - Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Community (ABC-C) Rating Scale.;Evaluation of autism treatment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 12 weeks after the start of treatment. Method of measurement: By Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist.;Vitamin D serum level. Timepoint: First and twelfth week of study. Method of measurement: Eliza.;Serotonin serum level. Timepoint: First and twelfth week of study. Method of measurement: Eliza.;Interleukin 6 serum level. Timepoint: First and twelfth week of study. Method of measurement: Eliza.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method