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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00549731
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2012 by Martha Herbert, Massachusetts General Hospital.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : October 26, 2007
Last Update Posted : June 4, 2013
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Martha Herbert, Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to create a subject database to recruit for current and future studies in research on autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Condition or disease
Autism Spectrum Disorder Developmental Language Disorders

Detailed Description:

Aim 1: to recruit people interested in research on autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities

Aim 2: to complete a diagnostic assessment, to confirm the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disability (e.g., developmental language delay) in our patient population and rule out a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and other comorbid conditions in our control group

Aim 3: to maintain subject information in a database, from which we can recruit for our studies


Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 5000 participants
Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Participant Database for Persons Interested in Autism Research Studies: Recruiting, Pre-Screening and Diagnostic Assessment
Study Start Date : June 2005
Estimated Primary Completion Date : January 2014
Estimated Study Completion Date : January 2014

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Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 45 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Adult/Pediatric
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Enrollment will be open to typically-developing, healthy children and adults (ages 0-45), children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ages 0-45), siblings of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ages 0-45), and children and adults with developmental language delays (ages 0-45).
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00549731


Contacts
Contact: Manuel Zetino, Rsch Coord 617-766-9766 TRANSCEND@partners.org

Locations
United States, Massachusetts
Martinos Center of Biomedical Imaging Recruiting
Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States, 02129
Sponsors and Collaborators
Massachusetts General Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Martha Herbert, MD, Ph.D Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator: Tal Kenet, Ph.D Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigator: Katherine Martien, MD Massachusetts General Hospital/LADDERS
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Responsible Party: Martha Herbert, M.D., PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00549731     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 2007-P-000062
First Posted: October 26, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 4, 2013
Last Verified: April 2012

Keywords provided by Martha Herbert, Massachusetts General Hospital:
autism
autistic
language
 development
developmental
assessment

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Disease
Autistic Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Language Disorders
Language Development Disorders
Pathologic Processes
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Disorders
Communication Disorders
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms