A pilot study of clomipramine in young autistic children.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
; 35(4): 537-44, 1996 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the short-term efficacy and safety of clomipramine in hospitalized young children with autism.METHOD:
This was an open pilot study; after a 1-week placebo baseline, subjects were treated with clomipramine for 5 weeks. Dosage was individually regulated; starting dose was 25 mg/day; increments were 25 mg/day. Maximum dose was 250 mg/day or 5.0 mg/kg per day, whichever was less. Multiple raters, under several conditions, used the Children's Psychiatric Rating Scale, Clinical Global Impressions, Conners Parent Teacher Questionnaire, and the Clinical Global Consensus Ratings.RESULTS:
Eight children, aged 3.5 to 8.7 years, were enrolled in the study; seven of these completed the study. A 3.5-year-old boy was excluded during the third week of treatment after having urinary retention on two occasions. At doses ranging from 2.50 to 4.64 mg/kg per day (mean = 3.14), one child improved moderately and six were rated as worse on the Clinical Global Consensus Ratings. Untoward effects were common. CONCLUSIONS; Clomipramine was not therapeutic and was associated with serious untoward effects in this sample. Young autistic children may be more prone to experience untoward effects than older patients.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastorno Autístico
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Clomipramina
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Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos