Pilot Study of Diet and Behavior in Children With Autism

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Autism

In brief

We hypothesize that in children with autism dietary antigens can change the intestine, making it "leaky" and then affecting the brain changing their behavior.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01625299

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

12

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-21

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children between the ages of 3 and 12 years,
• DSM-IV (APA, 2000) diagnosis of Autistic Disorder (DSM-IV 299.90),
• willingness to follow and maintain a gluten-free-dairy-free-diet for 4 weeks.

You may not qualify if…

• food allergies,
• celiac disease,
• inflammatory bowel disease,
• infectious gastrointestinal,
• seizure disorder,
• neurological problems with behavioral changes,
• unwillingness to undertake the dietary challenge with milk and gluten or to maintain a gluten-free-dairy-free-diet during the study were excluded

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center At Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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