D-Cycloserine and Social Skills Training in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of D-cycloserine for improving social impairment in child with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD).

Timeline

Start

2010-03

Primary completion

2014-01

Completion

2014-01

Publications

• Iffland M, Livingstone N, Jorgensen M, Hazell P, Gillies D. Pharmacological intervention for irritability, aggression, and self-injury in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Oct 9;10(10):CD011769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011769.pub2.
• Aye SZ, Ni H, Sein HH, Mon ST, Zheng Q, Wong YKY. The effectiveness and adverse effects of D-cycloserine compared with placebo on social and communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Feb 14;2(2):CD013457. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013457.pub2.
• Wink LK, Minshawi NF, Shaffer RC, Plawecki MH, Posey DJ, Horn PS, Adams R, Pedapati EV, Schaefer TL, McDougle CJ, Swiezy NB, Erickson CA. d-Cycloserine enhances durability of social skills training in autism spectrum disorder. Mol Autism. 2017 Jan 25;8:2. doi: 10.1186/s13229-017-0116-1. eCollection 2017.
• Minshawi NF, Wink LK, Shaffer R, Plawecki MH, Posey DJ, Liu H, Hurwitz S, McDougle CJ, Swiezy NB, Erickson CA. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of D-cycloserine for the enhancement of social skills training in autism spectrum disorders. Mol Autism. 2016 Jan 14;7:2. doi: 10.1186/s13229-015-0062-8. eCollection 2016.

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