Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 6:51 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 6:51 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02832557
Brief Summary:
The goal of this study is to validate a panel of miRNAs that distinguish children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from their non-ASD peers with a positive MCHAT-R. These biomarkers may allow earlier diagnosis of autism, allowing earlier service, and also help us to understand some of the changes in the brains of autistic children.
Detailed Description:
The central aim of this project is to validate a panel of expressed microRNA (miRNA) in the saliva of children identified at risk for developing ASD by the MCHAT-R. Further, this study aims to assess the value of the current panel as an adjunctive test that may increase specificity of MCHAT-R positive results, or affirm clinical diagnoses alongside the ADOS or other objective assessments.
The primary endpoints of this study are as follows:
1. Evaluate the diagnostic ability (sensitivity and specificity) of the current a salivary microtranscriptome panel for distinguishing children with ASD from their non-ASD peers.
2. Assess stability of the salivary microtranscriptome diagnosis over time, and interrogate longitudinal microtranscriptome levels relative to neuropsychological measures.
Secondary endpoints are the identification of microtranscriptome features whose concentrations correlate with ASD endophenotypes.
Study:
NCT02832557
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02832557