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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Evidence Table. <strong>Therapies</strong> <strong>for</strong> children with ASD (continued)<br />

Study<br />

Inclusion/ Exclusion Baseline<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/ Population Measures Outcomes<br />

Intervention <strong>for</strong> 12 weeks (admini- (> 6 weeks duration)<br />

G2: 11/28 (39.3)<br />

setting:<br />

stered in divided doses of • One of following must be<br />

Minimally<br />

Clinic<br />

3 capsules in the morning present: abnormal<br />

improved or<br />

Enrollment and 3 capsules in the gaseousness, bloating,<br />

unchanged:<br />

period:<br />

evening) or placebo or symptoms of<br />

G1a: 25/29 (86.2)<br />

NR<br />

A computerized system moderate-to-severe<br />

G1b: 14/26 (53.9)<br />

Funding: used to assign and verify abdominal pain or<br />

G1c: 21/28 (75.0)<br />

PediaMed 1:1:1:1 randomization, discom<strong>for</strong>t<br />

G2: 15/28 (53.6)<br />

Pharmaceuticals<br />

Author industry<br />

relationship<br />

disclosures:<br />

with subjects balanced by • No elective changes in<br />

site and age<br />

concurrent therapy<br />

Assessments:<br />

during the study<br />

MGIS (response to treat- Exclusion criteria:<br />

Minimally, much<br />

or very much<br />

worse:<br />

G1a: 1/29 (3.4)<br />

2 of 7<br />

Alarus<br />

Developmental<br />

International (1)<br />

PediaMed<br />

Pharmaceuticals<br />

(1)<br />

PRA International<br />

(1)<br />

Design:<br />

RCT<br />

ment after 12 weeks); • Evidence of a GI<br />

weekly, daily status of GI infection based on stool<br />

signs and symptoms laboratory tests at<br />

completed by parents baseline<br />

Behavioral measures • Known diagnosis of<br />

(ABC), CGI-I to assess other GI pathology<br />

the severity of behavioral • Current use of antibiotics<br />

symptom as completed by or antifungal<br />

parents and clinicians medications, chelation<br />

General safety and therapy, medication<br />

tolerability assessed affecting GI transit (stool<br />

Groups:<br />

softeners and bulking<br />

G1a: IGOH 140 mg/day agents were permitted if<br />

G1b: IGOH 420 mg/day constant doses were<br />

G1c: IGOH 840 mg/day used <strong>for</strong> ≥ 30 days prior<br />

G2: placebo<br />

to screening visit and no<br />

Co-interventions held changes in dosing was<br />

stable during treatment: planned during the<br />

Yes<br />

course of the study)<br />

Frequency of contact<br />

• Changes in diet<br />

during study:<br />

intervention within 30<br />

2 weeks and 12 weeks<br />

days prior to the<br />

Concomitant therapies:<br />

screening visit<br />

NR<br />

• Changes in alternative<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

medical therapies<br />

G1a: 32<br />

• DSM-IV diagnosis of a<br />

G1b: 31<br />

pervasive developmental<br />

G1c: 31<br />

disorder other than<br />

G2: 31<br />

autism<br />

• Evidence of a seizure<br />

disorder, Fragile X<br />

syndrome, Tuberous<br />

Sclerosis Complex, liver<br />

or pancreatic disease,<br />

cystic fibrosis, or chronic<br />

infection<br />

G1b: 3/26 (11.5)<br />

G1c: 2/28 (7.1)<br />

G2: 2/28 (7.1)<br />

G1a/G1b/G1c/<br />

G2: P = 0.5<br />

CGI, parent rated,<br />

n (%):<br />

Very much or<br />

much improved<br />

G1a: 6/29 (20.7)<br />

G1b: 12/26 (46.2)<br />

G1c: 7/28 (25.0)<br />

G2: 16/29 (55.2)<br />

Minimally<br />

improved or<br />

unchanged:<br />

G1a: 21/29 (72.4)<br />

G1b: 12/26 (46.2)<br />

G1c: 17/28 (60.7)<br />

G2: 12/29 (41.4)<br />

Minimally, much,<br />

or very much<br />

worse:<br />

G1a: 2/29 (6.9)<br />

G1b: 2/26 (7.6)<br />

G1c: 4/28 (14.3)<br />

G2: 1/29 (3.4)<br />

G1a/G1b/G1c/<br />

G2: P = 0.047<br />

Handen, et al., N at follow-up:<br />

• Previous GI surgery with<br />

Responders to<br />

2009 (continued) G1a: 27<br />

the exception of fundop-<br />

treatment, MGIS,<br />

G1b: 23<br />

lication, appendectomy,<br />

ITT population, n:<br />

G1c: 24<br />

gastrostomy, endoscopy,<br />

G1a: 11/32<br />

G2: 26<br />

pyloromyotomy, or<br />

G1b: 9/31<br />

herniorraphy<br />

G1c: 11/31<br />

• Pregnancy<br />

G2: 14/31<br />

• Participation in another<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.22<br />

investigational study<br />

Dose-response<br />

C-47

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