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A Longitudinal Study on the Safety and Efficacy for Subjects With ASD Who Received MeRT

An observational study in Autistic Disorder, sponsored by Wave Neuroscience. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 15 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-05-09.

Sponsored by Wave Neuroscience · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
11
Ages
6 Years to 15 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to continue to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of Magnetic EEG/ECG-Guided Resonance Therapy (MeRT) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). No active MeRT treatment will be performed in this study.

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This clinical trial is a longitudinal study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy for subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who received Magnetic EEG/ECG-Guided Resonance Therapy (MeRT) in the IRB approved clinical trial. A total of twenty-eight (28) subjects will be followed in this study. After providing informed consent, twenty-eight (28) subjects who participated in the previous protocol will be observed for up to three (3) years post-MeRT treatment. During this period, subjects will be evaluated at 104 and 156 weeks post-MeRT treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Autistic Disorder

Keywords

  • Autism
  • ASD
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
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In context

Autism Spectrum Disorder

1,727 studies on the registry are indexed under Autism Spectrum Disorder; 504 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 11 is below the median of 102 across 321 observational studies indexed under Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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Lead sponsor

Wave Neuroscience is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 15 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Twenty-eight (28) male and female individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who participated in the initial treatment protocol will be followed.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Subject must have completed the MeRT-001 (formerly known as MRT-001) clinical trial conducted by the Brain Treatment Center (BTC)
  2. Age between 6 and 15 years (at day of informed consent)
  3. Willing and able to adhere to the study visits

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects who did not participate in the MeRT-001 clinical trial.
  2. Any condition which in the judgment of the investigator would prevent the subject from completion of the study.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
11 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • ASD Subjects

    No interventions. This is an observation of subjects who received MeRT utilizing assessment documentation.

    Other: No intervention

Interventions

  • OtherNo intervention

    No intervention. This is a longitudinal study looking at subjects who received MeRT treatment.

    Also known as: No intervention.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

    Symptom reduction in ASD will be measured using the arithmetic reduction in the CARS total score between two time points BL and week 104 (or Early Termination)

    Time frame: Change from baseline CARS score at 104 weeks post-MeRT treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)

    Symptom reduction in ASD will be measured using the arithmetic reduction in the CARS total score between the multiple time points of the MeRT-001 trial (BL, Week 5, 10 and 12), BL, Follow-Up 1 Post-MeRT Treatment (Week 104), and Follow-Up 2 Post-MeRT Treatment (Week 156).

    Time frame: Baseline, weeks 5, 10, and 12, and 104 and 156 weeks post-MeRT treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Brain Treatment Center
    Newport Beach, California 92660, United States
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References and documents

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Key details

Study ID
NCT02746445
Lead sponsor
Wave Neuroscience
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 21, 2016
Start date
Apr 2016
Primary completion
Apr 2017
Completion
Apr 2017
Last update
May 9, 2017

Study contacts

Keun-Young Kim, MD
principal investigator · Brain Treatment Center

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Data monitoring committee
No
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