Somatic Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Data Integration

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Somatic Symptom Disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Other: No intervention involved

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05886361

202206027RINA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Autistic patients have higher chances commorbid somatic symptoms. Therefore, it leads to more health-related concerns, such as autoimmune disease, gastrointestinal disease, cardiovascular disease, autonomic disorders. On average, autistic patient's life span is 16 years shorter than non-autistic patients. Furthermore, autistic patients are not able to convey or communicate their somatic symptoms in a clear and comprehensive manner. This leads to unable to receive proper health care in a timely manner.

Enrollment: 1,423 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASD group: diagnosed with DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder
• clinical group: anxiety, depression, somatic disorder who are non-psychotic and non-organic
• control group: healthy control without psychiatric disorder or chronic somatic symptoms
• age between 15 and 70

Exclusion criteria

• psychiatric disorders such as schezophrenia, mood disorder.
• major physical disorder which can be potentially lethal
• who cannot read or comprehend the survey and questionnaire

Trial design

1,423 participants in 3 patient groups

ASD

Description:

Diagnosed with DSM-5 autism spectrum disorder

Treatment:

Other: No intervention involved

Clinical

Description:

Patients with anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms which are non-psychotic and non-organic

Treatment:

Other: No intervention involved

Control

Description:

Healthy control without psychiatric disorder or chronic somatic symptoms

Treatment:

Other: No intervention involved