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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2014-000586-45-BE
EUCTR2014-000586-45-BE
Active, Not Recruiting
Phase 1

Oxytocin-based pharmacotherapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders:Investigating the neural and behavioral effects of a promising interventionapproach - Oxytocin study

KU Leuven0 sites40 target enrollmentMarch 27, 2014

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Young male adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (18-30 years)
Sponsor
KU Leuven
Enrollment
40
Status
Active, Not Recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 27, 2014
End Date
December 20, 2019
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
Male

Investigators

Sponsor
KU Leuven

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Young male adult participants with autism spectrum disorder will be
  • recruited mainly from the Expertise Centrum Autisme (ECA) of the UZ
  • Leuven, Belgium.
  • Participants are selected when diagnosed with ASD by a
  • multidisciplinary team of experienced clinicians as defined by the DSMIV\-
  • TR (or DSM\-V) criteria (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
  • Disorders). In addition to the DSM\-criteria, the Developmental
  • Dimensional Diagnostic instrument (3DI, David Skuse) and the Autism
  • Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) will be adopted as diagnostic
  • Participants within an age\-range of 18\-30 will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants will be excluded based on the following criteria:
  • (i) associated psychiatric or neurological disorders (e.g. ADHD),
  • (ii) use of psychotropic medication,
  • (iii) any contraindication to neuroimaging research as assessed with the
  • MRI screening list (see below)
  • MRI contraindications
  • pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, ear implant / a cochlear implant,
  • insulin or implanted pump, a neurostimulator or VP shunt, any metallic
  • object in the eyes (metallic fragments)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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