Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Evaluation and Treatment of Repetetive Behaviors in Autism
Stopped early · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Autism, Asperger Disorder, Other Developmental Pervasive Disorder
In brief
This study is a trial of low frequency Repetitive Transcranial magnetic stimulation( rTMS) for subjects with autism spectrum disorders, specially targeting repetitive behaviors.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01983189
- Run by
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2008-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- English Speaking
- Capacity to give consent and sign HIPAA Authorization
- Patients currently taking psychotropic medications must be at the same stable dose and likely to be able to continue at the same dose throughout the study
- ASD diagnosis according to the DSM-IV TR Symptom and Criterion checklist for ASD
- Significant level of repetitive behaviors to distinguish from movement disorders to be in at least 3 out of 6 sub-scales (stereotyped behavior, self-injurious behavior, compulsive behavior, ritualistic behavior, sameness behavior, restricted behavior) -
You may not qualify if…
- Women of child-bearing potential not using birth control, pregnant or breast feeding
- H/o Bipolar Disorder (lifetime), any Psychotic Disorder (lifetime) history of Major Depressive Disorder or of substance abuse or dependence within the past year
- Significant sub-average intellectual function (IQ<70)
- Intracranial implants
- Increased risk of seizure for any reason, including prior diagnosis of epilepsy, seizure disorder, febrile seizure, increased intracranial pressure or history of significant head trauma with loss of consciousness for > 5 minutes.
- Current significant laboratory abnormality
- Neurological disorder including but not limited to space occupying brain lesion, any history of seizures, history of cerebrovascular accident, fainting, cerebral aneurysm, dementia, Huntington chorea, Multiple Sclerosis -
Where it is running
- New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive — New York, New York, United States
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