Abnormal Connectivity Involving the Social Reciprocity Network in Autism and the Impact of Neurostimulation in Mitigating the Abnormalities
Eligible age
13–18 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
There is no consensus regarding the neurological substrate underpinning ASD. The investigators describe the novel concept of "social reciprocity network" and hypothesize that aberrant connectivity/oscillatory patterns affecting this network contribute to the core deficits in ASD. The overarching goal of this trial is to explore abnormalities involving the neuronal connectivity and oscillatory patterns within the social reciprocity network and to elucidate the role of modulating this network via rTMS in improving the above measures and social cognition in ASD. Quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) coherence and spectral power analysis are reliable measures of neuronal connectivity and dynamics. The investigators aim to study the QEEG coherence/spectral power analysis to explore the neuronal dynamics affecting the social reciprocity network in ASD.
Sponsor: Christiana Care Health Services
You may qualify if…
- ✓ 1\. Fulfilling the DSM-V criteria for ASD and confirmed by CARS2, HF Exclusion criteria
- ✓ 1. Patients with ASD exhibiting significant anxiety or contact avoidance, precluding them from cooperating with the procedure
- ✓ 2. Patients with a known diagnosis of seizures
- ✓ 3. Presence of any metallic implants or devices in the head or neck area
- ✓ 4. Pregnant women
Where it's recruiting
Newark
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06807684 · last updated 2025-02-21