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NCT06362200Completed

The Validation and Biological Index Studies on the Improved Social Function of ASD by 40 Hz tACS

The Validation and Biological Index Studies on the Improved Social Function of Autism Spectrum Disorder by 40 Hz Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Jun 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

In this proposed study, tACS will be used to intervene in the autism spectrum disorders of children and adolescents, and the efficacy of this intervention method will be evaluated, as well as the internal mechanism of adolescents' autism spectrum disorders will be discussed.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
47 (actual)
First submitted
18 Mar 2024
Start date
Apr 2024
Primary completion date
Feb 2025
Lead sponsor
Central South University
Diseases
Autism
NCT number
NCT06362200

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 47
  • From Apr 2024 to the primary completion date, Feb 2025
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Currently taking or have taken benzodiazepine medications or antiepileptic drugs within the past week.

Other illness

  • There is a serious neurological disorder, a clear family history or a potential risk.
  • There are metal implants in the brain, holes or cracks in the skull. e) The presence of a definite or suspected genetic disorder.
  • the presence of common genetic disorders, such as trisomy 21 syndrome
  • The presence of serious physical diseases, such as significant intracranial lesions, thyroid disease, epilepsy, congenital heart disease, severe blood system diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus, audio-visual impairment, etc.
  • meet the diagnosis of other major mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Other

  • Imaging examination reveals obvious abnormalities in brain structure.

Who the study is looking for

  • Age 6-18 years old.
  • has been clinically diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by a psychiatrist
  • Meet the diagnostic criteria for ASD recommended by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).
  • Consistent with the diagnosis of ASD by used the Autism Diagnostic Interview Tool - Revised Edition (ADI-R) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Tool (ADOS) assessment.
  • Can cooperate with transcranial alternating current stimulation.

Age in the registry: 6 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Department of Psychiatry, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University
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ChangshaChinaUnknown status

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