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Pain and Emotional Expression in Children With Autism or Mental Retardation

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University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Autism
Mental Retardation

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to describe facial, behavioral and physiologic (heart rate) reactivity of children with autism aged 3 to 6 years old, during a painful stimulation (venepuncture). Children will be videotaped before, during and after a venepuncture. Each recording will be rated with the FACS (Facial Action Coding System) and the NCCPC (Non Communicating Children's Pain Checklist).

Full description

Children with autism will be matched with children with mental retardation and children without developmental disorder. Matching will be established according the developmental age of children with autism.

Enrollment

138 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 months to 6 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Group Autism:

  • Child aged 3 to 6 years old
  • Diagnosis of autistic disorder established according a pluridisciplinary staff (ICD-10 criteria, Vineland scales, ADOS, etc.)
  • Admitted to children's neuropediatrics or genetics department for a venepuncture

Control group mental retardation:

  • Child aged 3 to 6 years old .
  • Diagnosis of mental retardation established according a pluridisciplinary staff (ICD-10 criteria, Vineland scales, ADOS, etc.)
  • Admitted to neuropediatric or genetic department for a venepuncture

Control group without developmental disorder :

  • Child aged 18 months to 5 years old.
  • Admitted to pediatrics department for a venepuncture

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Amandine DUBOIS, PhD; Amaria BAGHDADLI, Pr

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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