Comparison of DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 for ASD

Completed

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The study aim is to prospectively compare DSM-IV-TR and DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a sample of 250 children and adolescents who meet DSM-IV-TR criteria for ASD and 150 children and adolescents referred for diagnosis who do not meet DSM-IV-TR criteria.Families and children will be recruited from eight sites affiliated with the Autism Treatment Network (ATN). Participants must be between the ages of 2.0 and 17.11 years who undergo an ATN assessment at one of the eight sites. Both subjects who are found to meet criteria of ASD/PDD and those who do not meet criteria (after completing the ATN assessment) will be enrolled. After completing the standard ATN assessment, clinicians will complete a DSM-IV and DSM-5 checklist for ASD/PDD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02296502

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

439

Starts

2014-11-01

Expected to finish

2016-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-11

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 2-17
• question of possible autism spectrum disorder

You may not qualify if…

• <2 years old >17 years old

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
• University of Missouri — Columbia, Missouri, United States
• Children's Hospital of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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