CAP48 - Autism in Children and Adolescents

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 18
SponsorUniversité Catholique de Louvain

About this trial

Evaluation and follow-up of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder in French-speaking Belgium in order to optimize diagnostic protocols, the quality of care required and its accessibility, and to determine the impact of an autism spectrum disorder on schooling, family and society.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

children/adolescents (under 18 years of age) who apply to an autism reference center or who are followed up in an autism reference center from French-speaking region of Belgium.

Disqualifiers

refusal by the family to allow their child's data to be included in the database.

Trial population

children/adolescents (under 18 years of age) who apply to an autism reference center or who are followed up in an autism reference center.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • inclusion in the register

    Other intervention

    socio-demographic data collection and proposed therapy

Treatment groups

500 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: ASD group1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Creation of an ADS register

creation of a common ASD register to collect general sociodemographic, geographic and epidemiological data, characterize the different patient profiles and accurately track development trajectories

Time frame
Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years

Secondary outcomes

1

Feasability assessment

Evaluate the feasibility and practical realization of the proposed care following a diagnosis of ASD in a child and implement protocols to improve the quality of therapy.

Time frame
Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years
2

Protocols development

Enable the development of fundamental research protocols: genetic, neurocognitive and linguistic

Time frame
Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years
3

Schooling evaluation

Evaluate the schooling of children with ASD of all ages

Time frame
Throughout the entire study, approximately during 5 years

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Université Catholique de Louvain

Lead sponsor

Université Libre de Bruxelles

Collaborator

Université de Namur

Collaborator

University of Mons

Collaborator

Université de Liège

Collaborator