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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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period:<br />

NR<br />

Funding:<br />

<strong>Children</strong>’s<br />

Hospital Eastern<br />

Ontario Research<br />

Institute; PA<br />

Woodward’s<br />

Foundation;<br />

<strong>Children</strong> at Risk<br />

Ottawa<br />

Author industry<br />

relationship<br />

disclosures:<br />

NR<br />

Design:<br />

RCT, double<br />

blind, placebo<br />

controlled;<br />

stratified by site<br />

and age<br />

Dunn-Geier et al.,<br />

2000 (continued)<br />

list, GI symptoms and<br />

side effect questionnaire<br />

designed <strong>for</strong> study<br />

completed by parents;<br />

CARS administered by<br />

observer in clinic<br />

Groups:<br />

G1: secretin<br />

G2: placebo (saline)<br />

Co-interventions held<br />

stable during<br />

treatment:<br />

Yes<br />

Frequency of contact<br />

during study:<br />

At baseline; injection (up<br />

to 1.5 hours postinjection);<br />

and 3 week<br />

follow-up<br />

Concomitant therapies,<br />

n (%):<br />

ABA:<br />

G1: 15 (33)<br />

G2: 24 (51)<br />

Speech:<br />

G1: 37 (79)<br />

G2: 34 (72)<br />

Floor time:<br />

G1: 5 (12)<br />

G2: 4 (10)<br />

Magnesium B6:<br />

G1: 1 (2)<br />

G2: 4 (9)<br />

DMG3:<br />

G1: 2 (5)<br />

G2: 3 (6)<br />

School/preschool<br />

placement:<br />

G1: 41 (91)<br />

G2: 42 (91)<br />

Medication:<br />

G1: 9 (19)<br />

G2: 5 (11)<br />

N at enrollment:<br />

G1: 47<br />

G2: 48<br />

N at follow-up:<br />

G1: 47<br />

G2: 48<br />

pediatrician and a<br />

registered psychologist<br />

experienced<br />

in the field of PDD<br />

Exclusion criteria:<br />

• Patients with recognizable<br />

neurological or<br />

genetic disorder<br />

• Pancreatic or liver<br />

disorder<br />

• Allergy to lidocaine or<br />

prilocaine<br />

• Previous use of<br />

secretin<br />

• Any treatment initiated<br />

or changed within the 2<br />

months immediately<br />

be<strong>for</strong>e enrollment<br />

• Any treatment planned<br />

to begin within the 3<br />

weeks after injection<br />

Age, years ± SD:<br />

G1: 5.1 ± 1.2<br />

G2: 5.1 ± 1.4<br />

Mental age:<br />

NR<br />

Gender, n (%):<br />

Male:<br />

G1: 42 (89)<br />

G2: 46 (96)<br />

Female:<br />

G1: 5 (11)<br />

G2: 2 (4)<br />

Race/ethnicity, n (%):<br />

White:<br />

G1: 34 (72)<br />

G2: 41 (85)<br />

SES:<br />

NR<br />

Diagnostic approach:<br />

In study<br />

Diagnostic tool/method:<br />

CARS, DSM-IV<br />

Diagnostic category, n<br />

(%):<br />

<strong>Autism</strong>: 95 (100)<br />

PDD-NOS: 0<br />

Aspergers: 0<br />

Other characteristics:<br />

Height, cm ± SD:<br />

G1: 108.6 ± 8.4<br />

G2: 111.2 ± 9.9<br />

Weight, kg ± SD:<br />

G1: 19.8 ± 3.5<br />

G2: 21.3 ± 6.1<br />

Seizure, n (%):<br />

G1: 3 (6)<br />

G2: 2 (4)<br />

Abnormal CT, n (%):<br />

G1: 1 (2)<br />

C-410<br />

object use score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 17.5 ± 9.4<br />

G2: 17.0 ± 8.7<br />

Social skills:<br />

<strong>Autism</strong> Behavior<br />

Checklist<br />

socialization score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 14.7 ± 5.9<br />

G2: 15.3 ± 5.4<br />

<strong>Autism</strong> Behavior<br />

Checklist social<br />

related-ness score,<br />

mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 19.1 ± 8.3<br />

G2: 19.1 ± 8.6<br />

Communication/<br />

language:<br />

PLS total score,<br />

mean ± SD<br />

G1: 25.2 ± 11.8<br />

G2: 31.0 ± 15.6<br />

PLS auditory<br />

comprehension<br />

score, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 12.2 ± 7.5<br />

G2: 16.2 ± 19.2<br />

PLS expressive<br />

communication<br />

score, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 12.9 ± 4.8<br />

G2: 14.6 ± 7.0<br />

ABC language<br />

score, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 13.3 ± 7.6<br />

G2: 13.5 ± 6.7<br />

Medical:<br />

Number of GI<br />

problems, mean ±<br />

SD:<br />

G1: 1.0 ± 1.1<br />

G2: 1.2 ± 1.2<br />

Sensory:<br />

<strong>Autism</strong> Behavior<br />

Checklist sensory<br />

score, mean ± SD:<br />

G1: 13.3 ± 7.4<br />

G2: 13.9 ± 6.5<br />

<strong>Autism</strong> Behvaior<br />

Checklist body and<br />

object use score,<br />

mean change (SE):<br />

G1: -2.6 (0.9)<br />

G2: -2.7 (0.9)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.89<br />

Social skills:<br />

<strong>Autism</strong> Behavior<br />

Checklist socialization<br />

score, mean change<br />

(SE):<br />

G1: -2.5 (0.6)<br />

G2: -2.1 (0.8)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.64<br />

<strong>Autism</strong> Behavior<br />

Checklist social<br />

relatedness score,<br />

mean change (SE):<br />

G1: -3.9 (1.0)<br />

G2: -4.0 (1.0)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.90<br />

Communication/<br />

language:<br />

PLS total score, mean<br />

change (SE):<br />

G1: 2.4 (0.8)<br />

G2: 1.1 (0.6)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.25<br />

PLS auditory<br />

comprehension score,<br />

mean change (SE):<br />

G1: 1.5 (0.6)<br />

G2: 0.6 (0.4)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.2<br />

PLS expressive<br />

communication score,<br />

mean change (SE):<br />

G1: 0.6 (0.4)<br />

G2: 0.6 (0.4)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.93<br />

Improvement on PLS-<br />

3 scale ≥ 4 (small), n<br />

(%):<br />

G1: 16 (34)<br />

G2: 10 (21)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.17<br />

Improvement on PLS-<br />

3 scale ≥ 6<br />

(moderate/large), n<br />

(%)<br />

G1: 8 (17)<br />

G2: 4 (8)<br />

G1/G2: P = 0.23<br />

<strong>Autism</strong> Behavior

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