Self-Injury: Diagnosis and Treatment

Status unconfirmed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Self-Injurious Behavior, Mental Retardation

In brief

Self-injurious behavior is behavior in which a person hurts or harms himself. This behavior sometimes occurs in people with mental retardation or autism. This study will evaluate self-injurious behavior in people with mental retardation or autism and will test the effectiveness of new treatments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00065936

Run by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

People needed

37

Starts

1997-07-01

Expected to finish

2002-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Self-injurious behavior for at least 3 months prior to study entry
• Normal cardiac, liver, and kidney function as determined by a physician

You may not qualify if…

• Only presenting problems are pica, aggression, property destruction, hyperkinesis, screaming, or eating disorders
• Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Self-injury that presents immediate imminent risk such as loss of sight or hearing or other potentially life threatening behavior
• Serious chronic health impairments associated with specific syndromes (e.g., Cornelia de Lange, Prader Willi Syndrome)
• Self-injury unresponsive to prior conventional behavioral or pharmacological interventions (e.g., less than 50% reduction in overall self-injury for 3 months)
• Major depressive disorder or schizophrenia

Where it is running

• Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Research Training Institute, Western Carolina Center — Morganton, North Carolina, United States

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