Multicenter Validation Study on Autism Screening Using a Machine-assisted System

Официальное название

Multicenter Validation Study on the Effectiveness of a Machine-Assisted System for Early Screening of Autism

Обзор

The goal of this observational study is to assess the effectiveness of a machine-assisted system for early screening of autism. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the machine-assisted system including 5 main behavioral paradigms identify toddlers with autism from those with other neurodevelopmental disorders and typical development? * Are there any differences in the early symptoms of autism among toddlers over the whole mainland China? Participants will receive some developmental and social communicational evaluations for clinical diagnoses. They will also receive the behavior evaluations of the machine-assisted system. The above evaluations will be performed just once.

Подробное описание

The current study is a diagnostic accuracy study. In total, 1000 Toddlers with autism spectrum disorder, global developmental delay, language disorder, and typical development (n=250 for each group) will be recruited in this study. The gold standard of the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder will be the clinical diagnosis from developmental and behavioral pediatricians, and the diagnoses will be confirmed by Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd edition and Griffiths Development Scales-Chinese edition(GDS-C). The diagnostic accuracy of the machine-assisted system for early screening of autism will be evaluated.

Вмешательства

• Диагностический тест Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, the 2nd edition(ADOS-2)
  The toddlers diagnosed with ASD will receive the ADOS-2 evaluation to confirm the diagnosis.
• Диагностический тест Griffiths Developmental Scales, Chinese edition(GDS-C)
  The toddlers diagnosed with ASD, GDD, LD, and typically developing will receive the GDS-C evaluation to confirm the diagnosis.

Первичные конечные точки

• Total Score of 5 main social behaviors [Срок оценки: The assessment will be performed during 1.5 to 2.5 years old.]
• Clinical diagnoses [Срок оценки: The diagnoses will be made during 1.5 to 2.5 years old.]
• Scores of Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-2nd edition(ADOS-2) [Срок оценки: The assessment will be performed during 1.5 to 2.5 years old.]
• development quotient development quotient Development quotients (DQs) of Griffiths Developmental Scales-Chinese edition(GDS-C) [Срок оценки: The assessment will be performed during 1.5 to 2.5 years old.]

Критерии участия

ASD group：

Критерии включения

• Children diagnosed with ASD according to a clinical judgement based on the criteria of ASD in DSM-5 and further confirmed with ADOS-2;
• Ages 1.5-2.5 years;
• Parents/caregivers understand the content of the study and agree to participate in.

GDD group：

Критерии включения

• Age 1.5-2.5 years, gestational age 37-42 weeks, birth weight 2500-4000g;
• Clinically diagnosed with GDD (Global Developmental Delay) according to the DSM-V diagnostic criteria, with a Griffiths Development Scales-Chinese edition(GDS-C) assessment showing a Developmental Quotient (DQ) ≤75 in two or more domains;
• Those who did not meet the initial screening positivity criteria for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) using M-CHAT-R/F.

LD group：

Критерии включения

• Age 1.5-2.5 years, gestational age 37-42 weeks, birth weight 2500-4000 g;
• Clinically diagnosed with LD (Language Disorder) according to the DSM-V diagnostic criteria, with a Developmental Quotient (DQ) ≤75 in the language domain of the Griffiths Development Scales-Chinese edition(GDS-C) and DQ >75 in all other domains;
• Those who did not meet the initial screening positivity criteria for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) assessed by M-CHAT-R/F

Exclusion Criteria for ASD, GDD, and LD groups:

• Rett Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, and other syndromes caused by known genetic defects or inherited metabolic diseases;
• Children with brain injuries, specific chronic or congenital diseases.
• The gestational age is less than 37 weeks, or the birth weight is lower than 2500g.

TD group：

Критерии включения

• Healthy, typically developing toddlers aged 1.5-2.5 years ;
• gestational age of 37-42 weeks, birth weight of 2500-4000 g;
• Developmental Quotients(DQs) are greater than 75 in all domains of theGriffiths Development Scales-Chinese edition(GDS-C);
• Screened negative by M-CHAT-R/F screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Критерии исключения

Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., developmental delay, language impairment), neurological conditions (e.g., epilepsy, tuberous sclerosis), or other severe chronic diseases were excluded.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Модель наблюдения

Случай-контроль

Центры проведения

Китай · 10 центров

• Hefei First People's Hospital — Хэфэй
• Xiamen Children's Hospital — Xiamen
• Liuzhou Maternity and child Healthcare Hospital — Liuzhou
• The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University — Харбин
• Kunshan Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital — Kunshan
• Xi'an Children's Hospital — Сиань
• Children's Hospital of Fudan University — Шанхай
• Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital — Чэнду
• … и ещё 2 центра

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07006948 · AI multicenter

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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