drugset / Trial / NCT00065936
Self-Injury: Diagnosis and Treatment
Phase 3
Unknown
37 enrolled
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
Self-injurious behavior is behavior in which a person hurts or harms himself. This behavior sometimes occurs in people with mental retardation or autism. This study will evaluate self-injurious behavior in people with mental retardation or autism and will test the effectiveness of new treatments.
Timeline
- Start
- 1997-07
- Primary completion
- —
- Completion
- 2002-06
Publications
- Background Symons FJ, Koppekin A, Wehby JH. Treatment of self-injurious behavior and quality of life for persons with mental retardation. Ment Retard. 1999 Aug;37(4):297-307. doi: 10.1352/0047-6765(1999)0372.0.CO;2.
- Background Symons FJ, Sutton KA, Walker C, Bodfish JW. Altered diurnal pattern of salivary substance P in adults with developmental disabilities and chronic self-injury. Am J Ment Retard. 2003 Jan;108(1):13-8. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2003)1082.0.CO;2.
- Background Breau LM, Camfield CS, Symons FJ, Bodfish JW, Mackay A, Finley GA, McGrath PJ. Relation between pain and self-injurious behavior in nonverbal children with severe cognitive impairments. J Pediatr. 2003 May;142(5):498-503. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2003.163.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Naltrexone | Small molecule | — | — |