Somatic Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Data Integration

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders Somatic Symptom Disorder

Age range

15 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

No intervention involved

Other

No intervention involved

Primary outcomes

Patient health questionnaire-15, PHQ-15

Time frame: 8 years

range from 0 to 2 for each item, total score range from 0 to 30. Higher the score, worse the level of somatization
Health assessment questionnairse, HAQ

Time frame: 8 years

range from 0 to 3 for each item. Higher the score, worse the disability
Beck depression inventory, BDI

Time frame: 8 years

range from 0 to 3 for each item. Higher the score, worse the depression
Beck anxiety inventory

Time frame: 8 years

range from 0 to 3 for each item. Total score 0 to 63. Higher the score, worse the anxiety

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Jun 2, 2023
Registry last updated: Jun 2, 2023

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