Clinical trial NCT01288716: Study of Arbaclofen for the Treatment of Social Withdrawal in Subjects With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of STX209 (Arbaclofen) Administered for the Treatment of Social Withdrawal in Subjects With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Keywords: ASD
Autism
Asperger Syndrome
Lead sponsor: Seaside Therapeutics, Inc.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2011-02-02
Enrollment: 150
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Maximum age (years): 21
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To explore the efficacy, safety and tolerability of STX209 (arbaclofen) administered for the treatment of social withdrawal in subjects with autism spectrum disorders


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
* Current pharmacological treatment regimen has been stable for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening.
* Subjects with a history of seizure disorder must currently be receiving treatment with antiepileptics and must have been seizure free for 6 months, or must be seizure free for 3 years if not currently receiving antiepileptics.
* If the subject is already receiving stable non-pharmacologic educational, behavioral, and/or dietary interventions, participation in these programs must have been continuous during the 2 months prior to Screening

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with any condition, including alcohol and drug abuse, which might interfere with the conduct of the study, confound interpretation of the study results, or endanger their own well-being.
* Subjects who plan to initiate or change pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic interventions during the course of the study.
* Subjects who have taken another investigational drug within the last 30 days.
* Subjects who are not able to take oral medications

Primary outcomes:
measure: Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Social Withdrawal Subscale
timeFrame: At 8 weeks of treatment
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
state: Arizona
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: University of California-Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California-Davis, M.I.N.D. Institute
state: California
city: Miami
country: United States
facility: Pharmax Research Clinic
state: Florida
city: Orange City
country: United States
facility: Lake Mary Pediatrics
state: Florida
city: Smyrna
country: United States
facility: Institute for Behavioral Medicine
state: Georgia
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Institute for Juvenile Research
state: Illinois
city: Indianapolis
country: United States
facility: Riley Hospital for Children
state: Indiana
city: Baltimore
country: United States
facility: Kennedy Krieger Institute
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Boston Children's Hospital
state: Massachusetts
city: Worcester
country: United States
facility: University of Massachusetts
state: Massachusetts
city: Columbia
country: United States
facility: University of Missouri, Thompson Research Center for Autism & Neurodevelpmental Disorders
state: Missouri
city: New York
country: United States
facility: Seaver Autism Center, Mount Sinai Medical Center
state: New York
city: Chapel Hill
country: United States
facility: University of North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital
state: North Carolina
city: Akron
country: United States
facility: Akron Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: Cutting Edge Research
state: Oklahoma
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Summit Research Network
state: Oregon
city: Media
country: United States
facility: Suburban Research Associates
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
state: Pennsylvania
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: University of Tennessee Medical Group, LeBonheur Children's Hospital
state: Tennessee
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
state: Tennessee
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Red Oaks Psychiatry Associates, P.A.
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: Road Runner Research
state: Texas
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Seattle Children's Hospital
state: Washington
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