Health Condition 1: F84- Pervasive developmental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
nikhita bhat
lokopriya Gopinath bordoloi regional institute of mental health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
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
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To measure the plasma oxytocin levels in children with autism spectrum disorderTimepoint: 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of levels of plasma oxytocin with severity of ASD. Correlation of levels of plasma oxytocin with different symptom domains in children with ASD. Association of plasma oxytocin levels with selected sociodemographic and clinical parameters of children. Timepoint: 1 year | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public Contactnikhita bhat
Guide
Outcome results
None listed