Associative Memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Autistic Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Electroencephalography; Behavioral: Neuropsychological assessment

• Registration Number: NCT02265094
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the neural substrates of associative memory in Autism Spectrum Disorder using both behavioural and EEG assessments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-10-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-10-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-10-15
• Study Start: 2015-12-22
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2018-12
• Study Completion: 2019-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Right handed children from 10 to 18 years old

• Informed consent signed by the legal representative and adolescent himself.

• Medical Examinations, psychopathology, and cognitive examination in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria specific to each population:

  • People with ASD:

    • Participants with ASD without mental retardation with a diagnosis in reference to the DSM V criteria

  • Controls : Participants without ASD

Main exclusion criteria:

• mental retardation,
• schizophrenia,
• ADHD,
• head injury with lost of consciousness

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Neuropsychological assessment	Electroencephalography and neuropsychological tests in children without autism
Patients	Neuropsychological assessment	Electroencephalography and neuropsychological tests in children with autism
Patients	Electroencephalography	Electroencephalography and neuropsychological tests in children with autism
Control	Electroencephalography	Electroencephalography and neuropsychological tests in children without autism

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Index of discrimination obtained with the task of associative memory	4 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Caen University Hospital; 🇫🇷 Caen, France