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change in plasma oxytocin levels with severity and symptom domains in children with autism spectrum disorder

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F84- Pervasive developmental disorders
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/12/030120
Lead Sponsor
nikhita bhat
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Children more than 3 years of age until onset of secondary sexual characters (as assessed by tanner stages for physical changes in puberty) diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-V.

children have surge of hormones around 9-10 years in girls and 10-12years in boys and average age of onset of secondary sexual characters for girls is 10 years and boys is 11.5 years thus minimum value 10 is taken.

Along with clinical diagnosis of ASD, children should also have significant level of ASD as screened by INCLEN.

Exclusion Criteria

Children less than 3 years of age.

Children undergoing pubertal changes.

Children with symptoms of medical disorder that could be potentially associated with oxytocin such as renal disease; hypothalamic-pituitary abnormalities.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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