A prospective observational study to examine the outcomes of autistic children 2 to 3 years after receiving ABA early treatment

Clarifying the relationship between early ABA treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder and prognosis 2 to 3 years later: Multi-center joint prospective observation laboratory - Prospective observational study of the prognosis of autistic children 2 to 3 years after early ABA therapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057412

Enrollment

100

Registered

2025-03-31

Start date

2025-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients must meet all of the following criteria. (1) Patients newly diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic criteria shall follow the DSM-5 (2013) criteria. (2) Patients aged 2 years and 6 months or older at the time of obtaining consent and who are not yet attending school (3) Patients whose guardians have an ePRO (electronic patient-reported outcomes) input environment, and the guardians can enter data (4) Patients who have obtained written consent from their legal representative for this study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who fall under any of the following will not be included in this study. (1) If the research director or co-researcher determines that participation in this research is inappropriate (2) Patients who have received early ABA treatment by the time consent was obtained

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
DQ/IQ at diagnosis and 2 years after diagnosis	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in intellectual ability after early ABA treatment for ASD DQ/IQ at diagnosis, 1 year after diagnosis, and 3 years after diagnosis Regarding other items 1. Localized interests and repetitive behaviors (SRS-2) 2. Social Communication (SRS-2) 3. Emotional problems (SDQ) 4. Conduct Problems (SDQ) 5. Overall Difficulty (SDQ) 6. Prosocial Behavior (SDQ) 7. Degree of sensory sensitivity (SP sensory profile) 8. Parental Mental Health Survey (GHQ12) 9. Annual household income, whether parents are divorced or not 10. Whether or not to take medication 11. Questions about happiness 12. School attended/addressed	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes in intellectual ability after early ABA treatment for ASD DQ/IQ at diagnosis, 1 year after diagnosis, and 3 years after diagnosis Regarding other items 1. Localized interests and repetitive behaviors (SRS-2) 2. Social Communication (SRS-2) 3. Emotional problems (SDQ) 4. Conduct Problems (SDQ) 5. Overall Difficulty (SDQ) 6. Prosocial Behavior (SDQ) 7. Degree of sensory sensitivity (SP sensory profile) 8. Parental Mental Health Survey (GHQ12) 9. Annual household income, whether parents are divorced or not 10. Whether or not to take medication 11. Questions about happiness 12. School attended/addressed

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactChiharu Kawakami

NHO Niigata National Hospital Medical Department, Document Room

225-syo2kenkyu@hospnet.onmicrosoft.com0257-22-2126

Outcome results