Somatic Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Data Integration
- Conditions
- Somatic Symptom DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorder
- Registration Number
- NCT05886361
- Lead Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Autistic patients have higher chances commorbid somatic symptoms. Therefore, it leads to more health-related concerns, such as autoimmune disease, gastrointestinal disease, cardiovascular disease, autonomic disorders. On average, autistic patient's life span is 16 years shorter than non-autistic patients. Furthermore, autistic patients are not able to convey or communicate their somatic symptoms in a clear and comprehensive manner. This leads to unable to receive proper health care in a timely manner.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1423
- ASD group: diagnosed with DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder
- clinical group: anxiety, depression, somatic disorder who are non-psychotic and non-organic
- control group: healthy control without psychiatric disorder or chronic somatic symptoms
- age between 15 and 70
- psychiatric disorders such as schezophrenia, mood disorder.
- major physical disorder which can be potentially lethal
- who cannot read or comprehend the survey and questionnaire
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient health questionnaire-15, PHQ-15 8 years range from 0 to 2 for each item, total score range from 0 to 30. Higher the score, worse the level of somatization
Health assessment questionnairse, HAQ 8 years range from 0 to 3 for each item. Higher the score, worse the disability
Beck depression inventory, BDI 8 years range from 0 to 3 for each item. Higher the score, worse the depression
Beck anxiety inventory 8 years range from 0 to 3 for each item. Total score 0 to 63. Higher the score, worse the anxiety
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method