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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<br />

Study<br />

Inclusion/Exclusion Baseline<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/Population Measures Outcomes<br />

Dosman et al., Concomitant therapies: Other characteristics, n Mean corpuscular Mean corpuscular<br />

2007 (continued) NR<br />

(%):<br />

volume, fl ± SD: volume, mean<br />

N at enrollment: Any gastrointestinal G1: 80.8 ± 3.79 change fl (SE):<br />

G1: 43<br />

symptom: 28/43 (65) <strong>Children</strong> with mean G1: 1.02 (0.30)<br />

G1a: 16<br />

Constipation: 14/43 (33) corpuscular volume G1/BL: P = 0.002<br />

G1ai: NR<br />

Loose stools: 14/43 (33) < 80 fl, n (%): <strong>Children</strong> with<br />

G1aii: NR<br />

Failure to thrive, abdominal G1: 14/33 (42) mean corpuscular<br />

G1b: 17<br />

distension and pain, Hemoglobin, mean volume < 80 fl, n<br />

G1c: 8<br />

excessive gas: 16/43 (37) gm/L ± SD: (%):<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

Seizures: 9/43 (21) G1: 125.6 ± 7.00 G1: 8/33 (24)<br />

G1: 33<br />

Gluten and/or casein-free <strong>Children</strong> with serum Hemoglobin,<br />

G1a: 16<br />

diet: 11/43 (26)<br />

concentration of mean change<br />

G1ai: NR<br />

SSRI: 7/43 (16)<br />

hemoglobin < 110 gm/L (SE):<br />

G1aii: NR<br />

Melatonin: 3/43 (7) gm/L (2-4 year olds) G1: 2.42 (1.06)<br />

G1b: 17<br />

Antiepileptic: 4/43 (9) or < 120 gm/L (5-10 G1/BL: P = 0.029<br />

G1c: NR<br />

Stimulant: 2/43 (5) year olds), %: <strong>Children</strong> with<br />

Antihistamine: 3/43 (7) G1: 3/33 (9) serum<br />

Vitamin supplement: 14/43 Transferrin receptor, concentration of<br />

(33)<br />

mean μg/mL ± SD hemoglobin < 110<br />

Nutritional supplement: (range):<br />

gm/L (2-4 year<br />

7/43 (16)<br />

G1: 5.43 ± 1.49 olds) or < 120<br />

Ferritin < 50 μg/L: 43/43 (3.46-9.94) (n=25) gm/L (5-10 year<br />

(100)<br />

<strong>Children</strong> with serum olds), %:<br />

Iron supplementation, n: transferrin receptor G1: 1/33 (3)<br />

Iron suspension: 23/33 > 8.3 μg/mL, n (%): Transferrin<br />

Sprinkles: 10/33<br />

G1: 1/25 (4) receptor, mean<br />

Gastrointestinal symptoms,<br />

change μg/mL<br />

n (%): 23/33 (76)<br />

(SE):<br />

Number of<br />

G1: 0.06 (0.24)<br />

gastrointenstinal<br />

G1/BL: P = NS<br />

symptoms, mean:<br />

<strong>Children</strong> with<br />

G1: 1.9<br />

serum transferrin<br />

G1ai: 3.3<br />

receptor > 8.3<br />

G1aii: 0.8<br />

μg/mL, n (%):<br />

G1: 1/25 (4)<br />

Harms:<br />

<strong>With</strong>drew due to<br />

AEs, n: 2/43<br />

Treatment-related<br />

AEs, n (%):<br />

Any symptom:<br />

13/33 (39)<br />

Gastrointestinal<br />

symptom: 9/33<br />

(27)<br />

Constipation: 4/33<br />

(12)<br />

Loose stools: 6/33<br />

(18)<br />

Abdominal pain:<br />

1/33 (3)<br />

Decreased<br />

appetite: 1/33 (3)<br />

Dosman et al.,<br />

Stained teeth:<br />

2007 (continued)<br />

2/33 (6)<br />

Increased night<br />

waking: 1/33 (3)<br />

C-205

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