Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Minors With Anorexia Nervosa in Remission
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 34
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Symptoms of autism spectrum disorder
研究概览
简要总结
With this investigation, researchers wil look for a link between the appearance of anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorders in minors. Previous studies made clear already that patients with anorexia nervosa show elevated characteristics of autism spectrum disorder, when being meassured in adults and in patients in the acute fase of their anorexia nervosa. The purpose of this invenstigation is to see if their is also an elevated incidence of characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in minors with anorexia nervosa in remission.
详细描述
34 patients who are still minors and were previously treated in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department (PAika) of the University Hospital in Brussels, will be contacted to ask if they would volunteer in this investigation. If the minors and their parents give their permission, they will be asked to fill in multiple questionnaires, measuring the current symptoms of anorexia nervosa, characteristics of autism spectrum disorder and global functioning of the minors. The questionnaires will be send and returned by post.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- — 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients speaking Dutch
- •Previously treated in UZ Brussel for anorexia nervosa
- •Informed consent signed by children and parent(s)
排除标准
- •Patients and/or parents don't speak Dutch
- •No informed consent obtained
结局指标
主要结局
Symptoms of autism spectrum disorder
时间窗: The measurment will be done once during the period of October 2019 to March 2020.
Symptoms of autism spectrum disorder will be measured by questionnaires, filled in by the minors (by the Autism-spectrum Quotient) and their parents (by the Social Responsiveness Scale-2 and the Social Communication Questionnaire).
次要结局
- Global functioning(The measurment will be done once during the period of October 2019 to March 2020)
- Symptoms of anorexia nervosa(The measurment will be done once during the period of October 2019 to March 2020)