Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Youth With Criminal Behaviors

Completed

• Conditions: Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Conduct Disorders in Adolescence; Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
• Interventions: Other: collect data

• Registration Number: NCT05875363
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

1. Describe the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders among youth with criminal behaviors

2. Explore the relationship between specific neurodevelopmental disorders and the rates and types of crime

3. Examine the roles of psychiatric comorbidities and sociodemographic factors in juvenile criminality

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-31
• Study Completion: 2021-10-25
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-05-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-23
• Study First Posted: 2023-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• Juvenile offender from The Juvenile Affairs Division of Taipei City Police Department

Exclusion Criteria

• Not Juvenile offender

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ASD	collect data	Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), characterized by overriding obsessions and difficulties in social cognition, might render the affected individuals vulnerable for becoming an offender or a victim of crime.
Other disorders in youth: CD or substance use disorder	collect data	Conduct disorder (CD), characterized by antisocial and aggressive behavior, affects 2-2.5% of children and adolescents. CD is a risk factor for antisocial personality disorder, and despite the fact that a CD diagnosis completely relies on behavioral symptoms, research has identified neurocognitive impairments.
ADHD	collect data	ADHD is among the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders, and the worldwide prevalence.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Age of first criminal behavior	3 years	Based on different neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis, determine whether the data is able to predict onset and type of criminal behaviors for each juvenile offender.
Prevalence of ADHD, ASD, and other neurodevelopmental disorder in juvenile offender	3 years	Statistical analysis done by SAS (v.9.4) examine the prevalence of each neurodelopmental disorder, such as ADHD and ASD.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan