Relationship Between Sensory and Behavioral Aspects With Particular Attention to Food Selectivity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Parental Stress Perceived

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Brief Summary: Eating problems and in particular food selectivity is a condition that worsens a long-life disorder such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) , both on an individual level, both on family and social ones . Children (2-6 years) diagnosed with ASD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 Edition (DSM5) criteria were enrolled in an observational, cross-sectional and multicentric study conducted by three different Italian clinical centers. Regarding this sample, principal aims of the study are to describe characteristics of food selectivity, to evaluate its correlation with ASD symptoms, with cognitive and adaptive functioning of ASD preschoolers, to describe its impact on parental stress.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 2
Maximum Age: 6
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• Children (2-6 years)

• diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-5 criteria at the IRCCS Stella Maris institute (Operational Unit 3 ASD Department)

Locations
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Italy
IRCCS Stella Maris
RECRUITING
Pisa
Università degli Studi di Trento-Laboratorio di Osservazione, Diagnosi e Formazione
TERMINATED
Rovereto
Azienda Ospedaliera Borgo Trento
TERMINATED
Verona
Contact Information
Primary
Raffaella Tancredi
raffaella.tancredi@fsm.unipi.it
+39050886292
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-03-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-11-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Ospedale Borgo Trento - Verona, Università degli Studi di Trento
Leads: IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris

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