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Early cognitive, social and neural mechanisms that precede clinical onset of ASD in a community sample

Early cognitive, social and neural mechanisms that precede clinical onset of ASD in a community sample - Early mechanisms of autism

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON49325
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-11-11
Start date
2021-03-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: High-risk infants Age between 18 months and 24 months old At least one of the parents understands and speaks Dutch Positive screen on the Communication and Social development Signals (CoSoS) (with a score >=3) Caregiver and/or well-baby office professional (doctor, nurse) has ASD-specific concerns about their child Low-risk infants Age between 18 months and 24 months old At least one of the parents understands and speaks Dutch Negativescreen on the Communication and Social development Signals (CoSoS) (with a score

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: High-risk infants Diagnosis of epilepsy or history of fits/convulsions in infant (not including febrile convulsions); Known presence of genetic syndrome (in proband or infant) clearly related to ASD (e.g. TSC, FXS, 22q11, 16p11.2, Rett*s) Presence of known significant uncorrected vision or hearing impairment in infant (reported to parent by a doctor or health care professional) Infant was born prematurely (pre 36 weeks) Infant is looked after by the state (e.g. foster care), or other situation in which neither birth parent is involved in the infant*s care. Low-risk infants Diagnosis of epilepsy or history of fits/convulsions in infant; Known presence of genetic syndrome (in proband or infant) clearly related to ASD (e.g. TSC, FXS, 22q11, 16p11.2, Rett*s) Presence of known significant uncorrected vision or hearing impairment in infant (reported to parent by a doctor or health care professional) Infant was born prematurely (pre 36 weeks) Infant is looked after by the state (e.g. foster care), or other situation in which neither birth parent is involved in the infant*s care. Presence of known significant developmental or medical condition in infant likely to affect brain development or infant*s ability to participate in the study (e.g. Cerebral Palsy, Down*s syndrome, cystic fibrosis) Presence of ASD in 1st degree relatives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Behavioural Communication and Social development Signals (CoSoS) Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) EEG/Eye-Tracking Amplitude/latency of event-related potentials (ERPs) to visual and auditory stimuli Evaluation of EEG power (time frequency analysis) Location of eye gaze and fixation duration (eye-tracking)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
n.a.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)