eurochemical Imaging and Mapping of Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurometabolites in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Recruiting
- Conditions
- F84Pervasive developmental disorders
- Registration Number
- DRKS00009750
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Freiburg, Zentrum für Psychische Erkrankungen, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik des Kindes- und Jugendalters
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 68
Inclusion Criteria
Diagnosis of an autism-spectrum-disorder; IQ = 85; otherwise healthy subjects
Exclusion Criteria
Further psychiatric, neurologic or internistic disorders that could influence concentrations of neurometabolites. Excessive consumption of alcohol or consumption of illegal drugs in the past 6 months. An IQ below 85. No consent to be informed of possible random MRI-findings.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Aim of the study is the measurement and evaluation of neurometabolites concentration in youths with autism-spectrum-disorder and control subjects of the same age, as well as analyzing possible correlations between the metabolites concentration and the severity of the autistic impairments
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method not applicable