CAP48 - Autism in Children and Adolescents
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: inclusion in the register.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder. Basic parameters: up to 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Belgium
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
CAP48 Medical Research Project: Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Overview
Evaluation and follow-up of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in French-speaking Belgium in order to optimize diagnostic protocols, the quality of care required and its accessibility, and to determine the impact of an autism spectrum disorder on schooling, family and society.
Detailed description
The aims of the research project:
* To collect a wide range of data in order to improve knowledge of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in French-speaking Belgium by prospectively including all children and adolescents making a request to the centres of reference. The creation of a common database will make it possible to collect general socio-demographic, geographical and epidemiological data, to characterise the different profiles and to accurately monitor developmental trajectories. * Evaluate the feasibility and practical implementation of the treatment proposed following a diagnosis of ASD in a child. * Implement protocols to improve the quality of care for beneficiaries. * To enable the development of fundamental research protocols. Many questions remain unanswered about the genetic, neuro-cognitive and linguistic characteristics of autism. Only rigorous studies carried out on large, carefully defined samples can advance research. * Increase public knowledge and understanding of the ASD.
Interventions
- Other inclusion in the register
socio-demographic data collection and proposed therapy
Primary outcome measures
- Creation of an ADS register [Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Feasability assessment [Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years]
- Protocols development [Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years]
- Schooling evaluation [Time frame: Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- children/adolescents (under 18 years of age) who apply to an autism reference center or who are followed up in an autism reference center from French-speaking region of Belgium.
Exclusion criteria
- refusal by the family to allow their child's data to be included in the database.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Belgium · 1 center
- UCLouvain — Brussels
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06149468 · CAP48 - TSA