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

Study<br />

Inclusion/ Exclusion<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/ Population<br />

NR<br />

Assessments:<br />

dietary) during the three<br />

Funding: Blood levels of free months of the study<br />

NR<br />

PUFAs estimated from Exclusion criteria:<br />

Author industry dried blood spot using • See inclusion criteria<br />

relationship tandem mass spectro- Age, yrs (range):<br />

disclosures: metry; CARS at baseline NR (3-11)<br />

NR<br />

and follow-up (3 months Mental age:<br />

Design: after treatment)<br />

NR<br />

Non-randomized Groups:<br />

Gender, n (%):<br />

controlled trial G1: children with autism Male: 18 (60)<br />

G2: healthy children, Female: 12 (40)<br />

same age and gender Race/ethnicity:<br />

Co-interventions held NR<br />

stable during treatment: SES:<br />

NR<br />

Maternal education: NR<br />

Frequency of contact Household income: NR<br />

during study:<br />

Diagnostic approach:<br />

NR<br />

Referral<br />

Concomitant therapies: Department of <strong>Children</strong><br />

None<br />

with Special Needs<br />

N at enrollment: Diagnostic tool/method:<br />

G1: 30 (28 families) DSM-IV and CARS<br />

G2: 30<br />

Diagnostic category, n<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

(%):<br />

G1: 30<br />

<strong>Autism</strong>: 30 (100)<br />

G2: NA<br />

Other characteristics:<br />

NR<br />

Meguid et al.,<br />

2008 (continued)<br />

Author:<br />

Nickels et al.,<br />

2008<br />

Country:<br />

US<br />

Intervention:<br />

Inclusion criteria:<br />

Population-based study of • Research identified<br />

stimulant medication use autism<br />

in treatment of autism • Resident of Olmsted<br />

symptoms<br />

County, MN upon<br />

C-155<br />

Baseline<br />

Measures Outcomes<br />

G2: 2.85 ± 0.65 DHA:<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.0001 G1: 1.69 ± 0.42<br />

Linoleic:<br />

G1/BL: P <<br />

G1: 1.75 ± 0.46 0.0001<br />

G2: 2.77 ± 0.64 Linoleic:<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.0001 G1: 2.32 ± 0.41<br />

Arachidonic: G1/BL: P <<br />

G1: 2.5 ± 0.5 0.0001<br />

G2: 4.65 ± 0.5 Arachidonic:<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.0001 G1: 3.23 ± 0.49<br />

AA/DHA:<br />

G1/BL: P <<br />

G1: 2.77 ± 0.84 0.0001<br />

G2: 1.71 ± 0.4 AA/DHA:<br />

G1/G2: P < 0.0001 G1: 2.01 ± 0.53<br />

G1/BL: P <<br />

0.0001<br />

Harms:<br />

NR<br />

Modifiers:<br />

Correlation<br />

between CARS<br />

and baseline<br />

PUFA level, no<br />

significant<br />

improvement in<br />

autistic behavior<br />

(n=10):<br />

Linolenic: -0.471<br />

(P > 0.05)<br />

DHA: -0.670<br />

(P < 0.05)<br />

Linoleic: -0.118<br />

(P > 0.05)<br />

AA: 0.115 (P ><br />

0.05)<br />

Correlation<br />

between CARS<br />

and posttreatment<br />

PUFA<br />

level, no<br />

significant<br />

improvement in<br />

autistic behavior<br />

(n=10):<br />

Linolenic: 0.395<br />

(P > 0.05)<br />

DHA: -0.541<br />

(P > 0.05)<br />

Linoleic: -0.287<br />

(P > 0.05)<br />

AA: 0.262 (P ><br />

0.05)<br />

Overall measures: Overall measures:<br />

Medication use, n Duration of treat-<br />

(%):<br />

ment, years ± SD<br />

Psychopharma- (range):<br />

cologic treatment: G1: 4.0 ± 3.9

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