NCT00374764

Comparison of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Versus ABA and Risperidone

Randomized Double Blind Comparison of Applied Behavioral Analysis Versus ABA and Risperidone

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (planned)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Months – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Hypotheses: 1. Preschool children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) who undergo ABA treatment only will demonstrate significantly better outcomes compared to an age and severity matched control group without ABA treatment. 2. Preschool children with ASDs who undergo ABA in combination with risperidone will demonstrate significantly better outcomes compared to age and severity matched children who are receiving ABA alone. 3. Young age, cognitive development and attentional abilities at baseline will be predictive of good socio-emotional and neuropsychological outcomes after ABA treatment. 4. At baseline, children with ASDs will show significantly lower performances on measures of cognitive, neuropsychological, and socio-emotional functioning than age-matched typically developing controls.

Conditions

• Autistic Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Risperidone
BEHAVIORAL	ABA

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-07-01
• Completion: 2002-06-01
• First posted: 2006-09-11
• Last updated: 2007-02-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States