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Identification of Autism in Adults

Measuring the Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6p8c6d
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-12-06
Start date
2014-12-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Atypical autism

Interventions

Aplication of a questionnaires with 63 questions related to clinical, demographic and cognitive/behaviral information of adults. The questionnaire was applied in 1000 adults divided into four groups:
160 adults in the general population
770 University students, and 20 clevers adults (approved in the first place, at least, one public tender).
Other
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Lead Sponsor
Faculdade de Matemática da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 82 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults higher 18 years, who have agreed to participate in the study and belonging to one of the following categories: Group1 formed by individuals diagnosed with atipical autism; Group2 individuals of the general population of Uberlândia; Group3 academic of the Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, and Grup4 formed by clevers adults, i.e, individuals approved in first place in a public service.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with less than 18 years and individuals who were unable to complete the questionnaire for any reason, such as dementia, aphasia or illiteracy were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to obtain measurements of the intensity of the trait of autism in adults in the population of Uberlândia, by means of a scale adapted and covalidada (AQ10), by means of a proposed and validated scale (RAS30); and by means a proposed and validated scale for peripheral aspects of autism (RIR45). The referred scales were proposed and validated by the authors.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Also it expected to correlate the Autism trait measures with other clinical, demographic, behavioral and cognitive parameters related to the target population.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJose;Victor de Morais;Bernardes Santana

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU;Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

jfmorais@ufu.br;victorlawrence.psi@gmail.com+55(34)3219 2984;+55(34)99680 7458

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)